SPREAD THE WORD: Volunteers and authorities have been searching since Monday evening for a 16-year-old with autism after he disappeared from a camp on Jekyll Island.
Connor Mathis was last seen wearing a red shirt and black shorts and was not wearing shoes. He also did not have his phone.
The Georgia State Patrol and Jekyll Island Fire & EMS, along with the support of local, county and state agencies, are continuing to search by ground and air and along the coastline of the island for Connor. Social media posts said Connor was last seen at Camp Jekyll around 3:30 p.m. when his group was playing volleyball in front of the 4-H Center. It was noticed that he was missing around 5 p.m. when he did not show up for dinner, and the Georgia State Patrol was called around 6 p.m.
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