FOUND SAFE: BSO Located 40-Year-Old Autistic Man

by News Desk | Aug 10, 2022 · 5:39 am | Lauderdale Lakes News

Police Ask For Help Finding 40-Year-Old Autistic Man - Seth J. Becker

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2026 · 4:57 pm

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FOUND SAFE: BSO Locates Missing 40-Year-Old Autistic Man

Seth J. Becker Has Been Located Safely

Police Ask For Help Finding 40-Year-Old Autistic Man - Seth J. Becker

Police Ask For Help Finding 40-Year-Old Autistic Man – Seth J. Becker

UPDATE – Located Safely

The Broward Sheriff’s Office tells Boca Post that the Missing Persons Unit has located a 40-year-old autistic man missing from Lauderdale Lakes.

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According to investigators, Seth J. Becker was located safe and unharmed on Thursday, Aug. 25, in Miami. A missing person alert was issued for Becker on Aug. 9, after he was last seen at approximately 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Henderson Behavioral Health facility located at 4720 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes.

Originally eported by Boca Post

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL (Boca Post) — The Broward Sherif’s Office is asking for help in locating 40-year-old Seth Becker who went missing from a behavioral health facility in Lauderdale Lakes.

From Broward Sheriff’s Office:

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a 40-year-old man missing from Lauderdale Lakes.
Seth J. Becker was last seen at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Henderson Behavioral Health facility located at 4720 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes. He was last seen wearing a white shirt and black pants. Becker is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs around 160 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
According to employees at the facility, he is autistic and experiences mental illness.
Anyone with information on Becker’s whereabouts should contact BSO Missing Persons Sgt. Phillip Reynolds at 954-321-4719 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).

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