11 Year-Old Drives 200 Miles to Meet Man Who Befriended Him On Snapchat

By Jen Richer
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An eleven-year-old is back with his family after a strange adventure that started online. Charleston Police say the boy drove alone from Upstate South Carolina to the Charleston nearly 200 miles south to meet up with a man who befriended him on Snapchat.

The boy pulled up next to an officer to ask for directions, when his tablet he was using lost GPS signal, which led to an investigation. The boy told the officer that he took his brother’s car and drove it Charleston to live with a man he met on Snapchat.

The police were able to reach the boy’s father who had reported the boy missing. The Charleston Police Department are reminding parents to establish an ongoing dialogue with their children and to explore the internet together as a family to prevent similar situations.

Snapchat has a minimum user age of 13, and children under 13 are redirected to an app called SnapKidz.

An eleven-year-old is back with his family after a strange adventure that started online. With the Cyber Brief, I’m Jen Richer Charleston Police say the boy drove alone from Upstate South Carolina to the Lowcountry nearly 200 miles south to meet up with a man who befriended him on Snapchat. The boy pulled up next to an officer to ask for directions, when his tablet he was using lost GPS signal, which led to an investigation. The boy told the officer that he took his brother’s car and drove it Charleston to live with a man he met on Snapchat. The police were able to reach the boy’s father who had reported the boy missing. The Charleston Police Department are reminding parents to establish an ongoing dialogue with their children and to explore the internet together as a family to prevent similar situations. Snapchat has a minimum user age of 13, and childen under 13 are redirected to an app called SnapKidz.

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