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UPDATE: One missing Cookstown youth found, other last seen in Toronto, police say

South Simcoe police say the youth was spotted in the Runnymede area along Bloor Street West
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A youth named Evan is reported missing by South Simcoe police.

Editor's note: This story was updated on Dec. 2 to include new information about one youth being found and the suspected whereabouts of the second. 

One down. One to go.

South Simcoe police say they have located one of the two youths who went missing from a home on the 5th Sideroad, south of Highway 89, near Cookstown. However, the second is still considered missing.  

This incident was initially reported in the late evening of Nov. 29. A police search of the area, which included the assistance of the K9 unit, did not locate the youths.

In an update, police then said the pair was seen "in good health" Nov. 30 in the south end of Barrie.

Since then, the first youth has been found safe. The second, named Evan, is described as white, blond and about five-feet, six-inches tall. He was wearing a red sweater and red plaid pants.

Police say he was last seen Saturday around 1 p.m. in the Runnymede area, along Bloor Street West, in Toronto.

If you see the youths or have any information related to this case, call police at 705-436-2141 or 905-775-3311.