MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The Knox County Sheriff's Office said a boy who went missing early Wednesday has been found safe and returned home.

The sheriff's office said 6-year-old Elijah Luckey was found in the woods. Initially, he had went missing around 11 a.m. Wednesday and was last seen in the woods behind his residence, in the area of Debolt Road and Clutter Road. The area is just north of Utica.

The Mount Vernon Police Department, Utica Fire and EMS, OSP aviation and other resources assisted in the search.