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Missing Woman With Autism Found: Police

The St. Petersburg community and police helped look for a woman who went missing Monday afternoon from her house.

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Katie Sawyer, 31, was reunited with her family Tuesday after she went missing Monday afternoon.
Katie Sawyer, 31, was reunited with her family Tuesday after she went missing Monday afternoon. (St. Petersburg Police Department )

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Katie Sawyer, 31, has been found safe, and reunited with her family, St. Pete police said.

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A 31-year-old woman who lives with autism and is nonverbal is missing from her St. Petersburg home.

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Katie Sawyer was last seen Monday, June 28, at 3 p.m. in the area of 51st Street and Sixth Avenue South, St. Pete police said. Sawyer is 5-feet-six, 130 lbs., and is likely wearing a red T-shirt and black shorts.

If you have information on her whereabouts or see her, immediately call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780.

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Katie Sawyer, 31, lives with autism and is nonverbal. Her family is very worried about her. If you see her, please call the St. Petersburg Police Department. (St. Pete Police)

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