2 Jan 2022

Missing 12-year-old Lower Hutt boy found safe and well

5:28 pm on 2 January 2022

A 12-year-old boy from Lower Hutt who has been missing since yesterday has been found.

Dylan Pickett, 12, has been missing from his Lower Hutt home since yesterday afternoon.

Dylan Pickett, 12, has been missing from his Lower Hutt home since yesterday afternoon. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

Dylan Pickett had been missing from his home since yesterday afternoon and his family said this was out of character.

He was last seen on Colson St, Avalon, at about 4pm yesterday, and was walking towards the Wingate Bridge.

But a short time ago, police said he had been located.