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Missing child alert canceled after 11-year-old Florida boy found safe

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Godric Bennett was found safe.

Original story:

A missing child alert was issued for an 11-year-old Florida boy on Sunday.

Godric Bennett was last seen in the 3100 block of Terrance Avenue in Jacksonville, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported.

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Officials said he was last seen wearing a gray shirt, camo shorts and white shoes.

He is 4 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds.

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Anyone with information about Bennett’s whereabouts is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or 911.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.