Search ends for missing teenager who Columbia police called a vulnerable adult
A search for a missing teenager, who was called a “vulnerable adult” by the Columbia Police Department has ended.
Late Tuesday evening, police said Seth Sprouse was found safe. Information about where and when Sprouse was located was not available.
Sprouse was publicly reported missing by police Tuesday afternoon. The 18-year-old was last seen hours earlier in the morning, when he walked away from 8301 Farrow Road without permission, according to police.
That’s the address for Midlands Regional Center, a psychiatric hospital operated by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. The hospital isn’t far from Exit 18 on Interstate 77.
Further information about why Sprouse was called a vulnerable adult was not available.
Police said it’s unlikely that Sprouse had a phone, and didn’t know where the teen was headed.
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This story was originally published March 26, 2024 at 2:36 PM.
