Autistic boy from Queens still missing; Reward up to $50,000

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Eyewitness News

LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) -- The desperate search for Avonte Oquendo continues, as the reward was increased to $50,000 for information leading to his safe return.

On Thursday, the Manhattan Children's Center, a not-for-profit private autism school, had matched the $5,000 put up Wednesday by the law firm Mayerson & Associates. Then on Friday, Autism Speaks upped that reward to $50,000.

As the search enters a week on Friday, there are few clues to his possible whereabouts.

A red tent has now been set up in front of the Center Boulevard School, where Oquendo disappeared from last Friday, to make the search more of a 24-hour operation. Volunteers, including at least one family member, are staffing it around the clock.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9276035

[hrmjustin]

1. Now up to $70,000.