The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance about 1 p.m. Friday in its search for a teenage boy in the 4700 block of Dusty’s Trail off LL Road south of Waterloo.

The Waterloo Fire Department was called for manpower in the search. The Columbia Fire Department also responded to fly its drone to aid in search efforts.

MCSD also began conducting a K-9 search in the 6700 block of LL Road about 1:20 p.m.

William Duffin posted Friday afternoon on Facebook that his son Nick had been missing since the early morning. Shortly after 3 p.m., a relative posted that Nick had been located safely in St. Louis.