Teen reported missing in Lake Tahoe area found safe

2:00 p.m. update: From Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: Juvenile Sean Ascuaga of Reno was located at Marlette Dam. He was found safe and unharmed, but will be checked by paramedics before transporting back to Carson City to family members.

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Search teams from Carson City and Washoe County are looking for a missing 17-year-old male who has been reported missing and was last seen in the Chimney Beach area of Lake Tahoe on Monday afternoon.

Sean Ascuaga of Reno was last seem at the Tahoe beach late Monday afternoon where he got separated from his friends, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team and Washoe County search teams will continue to look Tuesday by boat, air and foot along the Carson City, Washoe County shorelines of Highway 28.

Ascuaga was last seen wearing black shorts with no shirt and does not have his prescription glasses. He is described five feet 10 inches with a heavy build, black hair, and brown eyes.'

Anyone with information regarding Sean's Ascuaga's whereabouts is asked to contact the Carson City Sheriff's Office at 887-2677, or the nearest law enforcement agency

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