Search underway for autistic boy missing from YMCA camp, South Carolina cops say

Aug. 9--A search is underway for a South Carolina boy who was reported missing from his summer camp, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office said Thursday night.

Rescuers are looking for 10-year-old Matthew Yarborough, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The boy was attending YMCA Camp Greenville, and law enforcement was informed he was missing at about 6 p.m., according to the news release.

Matthew is autistic, the Sheriff's Office said. He was last seen wearing a black shirt.

Members of the Sheriff's Office and the Search and Rescue Team are looking for Matthew in the area of the summer camp.

Anyone with information on the missing boy is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 864-271-5210.

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