BOCA RATON, Fla. — Police in Boca Raton continue to look for a missing teenager with Asperger's syndrome.
Luke Naguib, 14, was last seen by his mother in the 1300 block of Southwest 12th Avenue just after 6 p.m. Saturday, Boca Raton police said.
In an updated Twitter post at 10 a.m. Sunday, police said they "are still looking for Luke."
UPDATE: As of 10:00 this morning (4/2/2023), @BocaPolice are still looking for Luke. He likely asked a resident for water along the 1400 block of W Camino Real around 11pm. Please continue to share this post and if you live in that area, check around your property. THANK YOU. https://t.co/1CrFbL3fm1
— Boca Raton Police (@BocaPolice) April 2, 2023
Police said he "likely asked a resident for water" along the 1400 block of West Camino Real about 11 p.m.
"He left on his own and is not believed to be a danger to others. ... We are asking residents in that area to check around their property," police spokeswoman Jessica Desir said in an email to WPTV. "He is still believed to be on foot with no phone or money."
She told WPTV that he is believed to be in the Boca Square area, and they are using police personnel, a helicopter and a K-9 to search for him.
Desir said they also are searching in the Sugar Sand Park area.
Around 50 family, friends and police personnel are looking for him.
"We are just hoping that we find him as soon as possible so that he is safe," his mother said. "He hasn't eaten or drank anything since yesterday and we just want him back home."
His mother Michelle made a video appeal to WPTV's Briana Nespral that was posted on Twitter.
HAVE YOU SEEN LUKE? He was last seen in the 1400 block of Camino Real in #BocaRaton last night. His family & friends are worried sick. Please help bring him home! #missingchild pic.twitter.com/q6w70wFxSn
— Briana Nespral (@BrianaNespral) April 2, 2023
The teen is 5-foot-3, weighs 95 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue Adidas T-shirt and blue jeans.
Police said the teen has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.
