16-Year-Old Son of 'Valued' Atlanta Airport Employee Reported Missing After Vanishing from Home

NEED TO KNOW

• Benjamin Brathwaite, 16, was last seen at his southwest Atlanta home on the evening of April 27

• His mother works at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which has asked the community for help locating him

• Brathwaite was last seen wearing black sweatpants, a black hoodie, a white T-shirt and Nike shoes

The teenage son of an employee at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has disappeared.

Benjamin Brathwaite, 16, was reported missing by family on the morning of Tuesday, April 28, according to WANF and ABC affiliate WSB-TV .

Police said the teen was last seen around 9:30 p.m. local time on Monday, April 27, at his home in the Regency Trace neighborhood of southwest Atlanta, per WSB-TV and Fox affiliate WAGA-TV .

Brathwaite's mother reportedly works at the Atlanta airport, which put out a call for help on social media.

“We are asking our airport community to come together & support one of our own,” Atlanta Airport officials said in a statement on X, calling Brathwaite the son of “a valued member of our airport community.”

Brathwaite is described in the missing person bulletin as 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 168 pounds.

He was last seen wearing black sweatpants, a black hooded sweatshirt, a white T-shirt and black Nike running shoes.

Police have not indicated if foul play is suspected in Brathwaite's disappearance or if he had access to a vehicle.

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Anyone with information about Brathwaite is asked to call 911 or contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

Those with information can also contact the Atlanta Police Department's Special Victims Unit at 404-546-4260, according to WAGA-TV.

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