COLLIN SPECHT - 18 yo - Mandeville LA

MANDEVILLE, La. -- Police in Mandeville asked for the public's help on Sunday in finding a missing 18-year-old man with autism.The
Mandeville Police Department responded to the report of a missing
person from the Fontainebleau subdivision, off West Causeway Approach,
Saturday night.Collin Specht suffers from autism. Police said they think he left seeking a ride to Florida.He is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has black hair and brown
eyes and was wearing a red Aeropostale T-shirt with khaki shorts. He
was carrying a dark green duffel bag, police said.Police said he
was last seen Saturday at about 5 p.m. walking north on the North
Causeway Boulevard service road near George's Restaurant.Family members said he has Asperger's syndrome, which is a mild form of autism.Anyone with information on Specht's disappearance should contact the Mandeville Police Department at 985-626-9711.

MANDEVILLE,
La. ― An 18-year-old boy who was reportedly missing since Saturday
evening, was found safe in Mobile, Alabama, according to Mandeville
Police.
Courtesy of the Specht family

18-year-old Collin Specht has been missing since late Saturday afternoon.

Collin Specht, who has Asperger’s Syndrome,
had apparently told his parents in the past about wanting to go to
Florida. The short report from Mandeville Police Sunday night said only
that the young man had been found safe and that his parents had picked
him up in Mobile. Specht’s
parents said he had been seen walking around 5 p.m. in Mandeville along
the North Causeway Blvd. service road. He was wearing khaki shorts, a
red shirt and was carrying a dark green duffle bag. According to the National Institute of Health, “Asperger's syndrome
(AS) is an autism spectrum disorder. It is milder than autism but
shares some of its symptoms. It is more common in boys than girls. An
obsessive interest in a single subject is a major symptom of AS.”

An 18-year-old Mandeville man who has autism was found safe in
Alabama Sunday evening, Mandeville Police Department spokesman Ron
Ruple said.
Mandeville Police tracked Collin Specht through his cell phone's GPS locator and found him in Mobile about 6 p.m., Ruple said.
He was believed to have left home in the
Fontainebleau Subdivision off West Causeway Approach seeking a ride to
Florida, Ruple said.
Mandeville Police contacted Mobile Police, who picked Specht up and held him until his parents could get him, Ruple said.
Specht was uninjured and was expected to be back in Mandeville Sunday night, Ruple said.