The story of a missing 16-year-old tourist who got separated from his family outside Manhattan's St. Patrick's Cathedral a day ago gets a happy ending: Connor Lian walked to Queens.
The California twin, who is nonverbal and has autism, was found at his grandfather's home, where he, his parents and his twin brother were staying for their New York City visit. No other details were immediately available.
His family, though, had been terrified for his safety.
According to police and the family, Lian visited the New York Public Library with his parents and twin brother Wednesday afternoon. They were all walking to Bryant Park, passing the iconic Fifth Avenue cathedral, when someone's final sendoff, including a horse-drawn carriage pulling a hearse, drums and music, rolled by them.
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Lian got separated from his family around 5 p.m. His mother thought he may have been distracted by the procession and followed it, or went somewhere to hide because he hates loud noise, she said.
As it turned out, he walked to grandpa's.
