Sources tell Daily Voice that Sophia Hetrick was found at Watchung Hills High School, nearly seven miles from where she went missing, sometime around 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22.
The teen, who has autism, went missing around 3 p.m. while hiking with her family in the Loop Recreation area of Watchung Reservation, Union County officials said.
A large-scale search was carried out, bringing a dive team and multiple agencies to the reservation.
The New Jersey State Police have deployed a helicopter equipped with special night vision technology.
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