August Beckwith — a Utah man with autism who was found last week after being missing for more than three weeks — has again disappeared, according to his mother.
On her Facebook account, Lori Beckwith said August Beckwith, 29, was last seen on Dec. 15 near State Street and 2nd Avenue in Salt Lake City. He had recently been released from a hospital following his earlier disappearance, she explained, and had no shoes, no phone and no money.
“This is not carelessness or failure,” Lori Beckwith wrote. “For individuals with autism and trauma, transitions can be the most dangerous moments — even when there are signs of hope and improvement."
Salt Lake City police have taken charge of the case, and has listed August Beckwith as missing.
“If anybody knows where he is, please call us so we can find him and get him back with his mom and get him back safe,” Det. Michael Ruff of Salt Lake City police said. The department’s non-emergency number is 801-799-3000.
Lori Beckwith called for volunteers to join the search for her son Tuesday morning. “We know he is immediately seeking resources and we hope to find him again quickly this time,” she wrote. “You can make all the difference.”
August Beckwith first disappeared on Nov. 17, when his last known location was near the University of Utah campus, according to the school’s department of public safety.
He was found on Dec. 10, when someone in the Apollo Burger in Taylorsville asked officers to perform a welfare check, according to Aaron Cheshire with the Taylorsville Police Department. Officers identified August Beckwith and reunited him with his family, Cheshire said.
“We have learned a great deal since August was last missing,” Lori Beckwith said in her Facebook post. “We believe community involvement can make a real difference.”
This is a developing story.