Lakeland Missing 13-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

LAKELAND, Fla. -UPDATE, This boy has been located safe. Officers and detectives are currently looking for missing 13-year-old Derek Michael Bougher. Derek is 5’7″ and weighs approximately 220lbs.

He has medium length blonde hair and brown eyes. Derek was last seen at approximately 3:00 p.m. today near 1140 E Lemon Street. He was wearing a black cowboy hat, grey shirt, black shorts, and black shoes. Derek has been known to frequent the Downtown area, Lake Mirror, and Lake Bonny area.

Please call us at 863.834.6966 if you have any information on the whereabouts of Derek.

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