“How did he get there? We don’t know,” said mom Sherry Antonetti
NEED TO KNOW
- A 17-year-old boy with Down syndrome has been found “safe and unharmed” after running away from his school in Maryland, according to police
- Paul Antonetti, who uses an iPad to communicate, said he was scared while he was missing for six hours on March 11
- His family is now working with the school to prevent this from happening again
A teenager with Down syndrome has been found safe after running away from his school in Maryland earlier this week.
Paul Antonetti, 17, went missing on Wednesday, March 11, after he was last seen at the corner of Route 355 and South Summit Avenue in Gaithersburg, according to a bulletin shared by the Montgomery County Department of Police.
The teen disappeared shortly after classes were dismissed for the day, according to CBS affiliate WUSA. His parents said he ran from the parking lot instead of getting on a bus…