**** RCMP Media Release

Update: The 15-year-old Truro teen who was reported missing from​ Hillside​ on May​ 20 has been located and is safe.

The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and retweets on social media.

Pictou District RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old​ Jacob Spring who was last seen May 17, 2019.

Spring currently resides in Truro however had been visiting family​ at their​ residence on​ Pictou Landing​ Rd. in​ Hillside for the long weekend.​ Spring was seen by police in the area of Bridge Ave. in the​ town of Stellarton on the night of​ May 17 and has not been heard from since.

Spring​ is described as a white male,​ 6-foot, 150 pounds, with​ short dark brown hair and​ brown eyes. Spring was last seen wearing a tan and green hooded sweatshirt, a brown coat, dark colored​ pants and brown boots, and was carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of​ Jacob Spring is asked to contact​ Pictou District RCMP​ at 902-755-4141. Should you wish to remain anonymous call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip atwww.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.