Teenager missing near Big Black River found

UPDATE: Sterling Powell has been found. He has some minor injuries that are being treated, WAPT reports.

Assisting the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office in the search were Clinton firefighters and agents with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Original story:

Authorities are searching for a Hinds County teenager near Edwards, Mississippi.

Sterling Powell, 17, was last seen Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. near the 6300 Blk. of Anderson Road in Edwards near the Big Black River.

He was wearing black pants, a white shirt, a black jacket and a blue cap.

A search and rescue team is combing the woods for Powell in Edwards near where he was last seen, WLBT reports.

If you have any information on Powell’s whereabouts, call the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office 601-352-1521