Amber Alert: 8-Year-Old Found Safe

An Amber Alert was canceled less than an hour after it was issued Wednesday night after an 8-year-old boy went missing from his Sussex County, Del. home.

Luckily the boy was found safe and sound.

Oliver Hicks was last seen around 4:30 p.m. on the 10000 block Heritage Road in the Heritage Acres community of Lincoln, Del.

The 8-year-old was last seen with 28-year-old Guy Griffin, police said. The relationship between Griffin and Hicks wasn't clear.

Authorities issued the Amber Alert around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday but canceled it at 11:15 a.m. after troopers located Hicks.


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