In a tweet posted late Wednesday night, Saint John police said they were “delighted to announce” that the teenager was safe and that more details would follow.
The news follows a tense three days of intensifying concerns and searches.
The 17-year-old was declared missing after leaving the Samuel de Champlain school in the north side of the city on Monday afternoon.
Observations put him in the area not far from the school on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
The search intensified in the following days, with a ground survey carried out on Tuesday night until just before midnight, with locals asking to check any outbuildings on their property and a team of researchers searching homes and exploring its shores. area.
The teen’s family was in Samuel de Champlain during the search, along with several teachers who stayed up all night as investigators walked around the school.
On Wednesday afternoon, the service at Saint-François-de-Sales was dedicated to the teenager and his safe return.
On Wednesday afternoon, after hearing that he had been found, Father Aaron Knox posted the joyful news on Facebook and announced that Holy Communion would be celebrated in the church on Friday at 6 p.m.
