Updated story, posted May 25 at 1:40 p.m.

The Hall County Sheriff's Office announced Brandon John Lanford Jr., 16, has been safely located.

Original story, posted May 26 at 6:00 a.m.

Authorities in Hall County are asking for the public's help in searching for missing 16-year-old Brandon John Lanford Jr., who was last seen around 11:00 a.m. Monday in the 2700 block of Sawyer Mill Drive in Gainesville.

He is listed as 6’0”, 135 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and glasses, and was wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and work boots at the time he was last seen.

His current whereabouts are unknown, and officials are asking anyone with information to contact 911 immediately.