The Chula Vista Police Department confirmed the 8-year-old boy who was missing in the Otay Ranch area Wednesday has been found.
The department said at around 4 p.m. officers were looking for a third grader who never came home from school at Heritage Elementary.
The boy was expected home at 2:30 p.m. but never arrived at his home just across the street from the school.
An SDPD helicopter was flying in the area assisting in the search.
No other information was available.