Henrietta, N.Y. (WHAM) — Matthew Grant, the 22-year-old Rochester Institute of Technology student who went missing last month, has been found and is safe, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Grant originally went missing Nov. 20, when he left his off-campus home in Henrietta without his cell phone, wallet or telling anyone his plans.
Matthew's father, Mark, said his son was found Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania roughly 300 miles away from RIT's campus.
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Authorities in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania found Grant's car Tuesday, sparking search and rescue efforts Wednesday as crews performed grid searches on Mount Minsi for several hours. Grant is an avid hiker, and that area is very mountainous with steep drop-offs.
Authorities said it was during that search effort when Grant found out about the search effort. At that point, he went into a police station in Palmerton, Pennsylvania and asked to make a phone call. That's when he called his mother and told her he was safe and coming home.
Grant's Jeep hadspotted off a New York State Thruway exit near Syracusethe night of his disappearance, but until now, nobody knew what happened to Grant.
The Grant family expressed gratitude to everyone who helped them the last few weeks.
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