Missing Bethesda boy found unharmed

UPDATE — 12:57 a.m., 12/4/2015:

Police say Castro was found safe and is unharmed.

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WASHINGTON — A search is underway for a missing 12-year-old boy in Bethesda, Maryland.

Nathaniel Patrick Castro, 12, was last seen around 4 p.m. Dec. 3, 2015. (Courtesy Montgomery County Police Department)
Nathaniel Patrick Castro, 12, was last seen around 4 p.m. Dec. 3, 2015. (Courtesy Montgomery County Police Department)

Montgomery County police are asking for help finding Nathaniel Castro, who was last seen at 4 p.m. Thursday when he left his Pyle Road home on a dark blue mountain bike. Police say he had been planning to go for a bike ride.

Castro is described as standing 5-feet-6-inches tall, weighing 125 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue, zip-up hooded sweatshirt with green lining, a gray T-shirt, and bright Nike LeBron sneakers.

Officers are actively searching for Castro, and both police and family are concerned for his well-being.

Anyone with information about Castro’s whereabouts should immediately call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

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