VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Update: Benjamin Rooney has been found safe, according to an update from the sheriff’s office.
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Benjamin Rooney was last seen by his father around 10 p.m. Sunday before he went to sleep.
Deputies said his father then discovered him missing Monday morning when he went to get him ready for school.
The sheriff’s office said it is believed Rooney, who is a Southwestern Middle School student, walked away from his home on Good Earth Drive in DeLeon Springs.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.