Missing 5-Year-Old at Center of Endangered Child Alert Found Safe, TBI Says

Around 2:45 p.m. Monday, TBI said both Wilmeth and Livesay had been located. (Courtesy: TBI)

Missing 5-Year-Old at Center of Endangered Child Alert Found Safe, TBI Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A missing 5-year-old at the center of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Endangered Child Alert early Monday afternoon has been found safe.

TBI officials say 5-year-old Nolen Wilmeth and his mother, Emily Livesay, were both believed to be missing but have since been located and are safe.

TBI making that announcement around 2:45 p.m. Monday.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issues an Endangered Child Alert Monday afternoon for a missing 5-year-old out of Knox County.

TBI officials say 5-year-old Nolen Wilmeth and his mother, Emily Livesay, are both missing and are believed to be traveling in a silver 2016 Honda CRV with the Tennessee tag BFL0737.

Anyone with information that can aid in the search is asked to call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at 865-215-2243 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.