GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) – Grand Chute police say an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing earlier Tuesday has been found safe.
Officials say Tupak Kue was reported missing from his mother’s car around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday that was parked in the north parking lot of Brewster Village, 3300 W. Brewster Street.
Police say Kue was home sick from school, but his mom decided against leaving him home while she went to drop off a job application at Brewster Village. She left him in the car while she went inside the building, but when she returned, he was gone.
The mom checked inside the building, thinking Tupak may have gone in to use the bathroom, but he was not there.
The boy apparently wandered in some nearby woods and got lost.
Police say around 5:45 p.m. Outagamie Dispatch received a 911 call from a citizen who said they believed they saw the boy near a wooded area by Brewster Village, 3300 W. Brewster St.
Authorities went to the location and found the boy safe.
As many as 60 people helped in the search.
