SPRING HILL, Fla. — Some good news! Hernando County deputies say a missing 18-year-old who's been missing since Tuesday has been found safe.
Deputies say Christian Zuba was found Thursday afternoon in Alabama.
Zuba was reported missing Wednesday. Deputies at the time said around 6 p.m. Tuesday Christian Zuba left his home on Long Hill Court in Spring Hill after an argument with family and hadn't been seen since.
According to deputies, Zuba left his home riding an electric scooter and is known to hang out in the area around St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Spring Hill.
His family told 10 Tampa Bay Zuba has epilepsy and autism, and he is "very frightened of the dark." They also say he is on medication and hadn't taken it in 48 hours.
Deputies say Zuba is 5-feet, 9-inches tall, weighs 156 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. He had been last seen wearing a blue polo shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.
Deputies said at the time he may be riding a white electric Razor scooter and wearing sunglasses.
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