BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Missing RIT student Matthew Grant has been found safe, according to our ABC affiliate 13 WHAM in Rochester.
The 22-year-old fourth-year student had been missing since November 20.
According to WHAM, who spoke with Grant's father, Grant was found Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania about 300 miles from the RIT campus.
WHAM said authorities in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania found Grant's car Tuesday which sparked search and rescue efforts Wednesday. During that search, Grant found out about it and he went into a police station in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, asked to make a phone call and called his mother and told her he was safe and coming home.
The Grant family shared the following statement:
"Hello everyone, Matthew Grant here. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone that helped in the search process. I feel incredibly grateful to have people like you all in my corner. It's hard to understand just how much support you will have, regardless of how you are doing personally. I am doing much better now that I am reunited with my family. It means the world to me. I don't have my phone right now but as soon as I do I will try and thank every person I can individually. I can't say it enough, thank you so much. ❤️"
