Update Thursday:FBI says person found in Newport isn't Timmothy Pitzen

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A teenage boy who was found by police in Newport said he is Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in Illinois seven years ago.

Police are working to confirm the boy's identity and have not publicly named him.

Sharonville police, who assisted in the investigation, released a report Wednesday afternoon.

The Sharonville report states the teen identified himself as Timmothy Pitzen, who went missing in May 2011, when he was 6 years old.

He is 14 years old today.

His mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, was later found dead in Rockford, Illinois.

Police initially responded Wednesday to the 740 block of Columbia St. in Newport, according to police audio of the incident.

A caller stated "he's with a 14-year-old juvenile ... said he was kidnapped from somewhere."

The teen was identified over the audio as Timmothy Pitzen, and law enforcement discover the name is linked to a missing person out of Aurora, Illinois. They contacted the Aurora Police Department.

At one point, a law enforcement official reports the boy's date of birth: "10-18 of '04" and then repeats the same date.

Timmothy's birthday is Oct. 18, 2004.

A note left behind stated Timmothy would never be found, but that he was safe and being cared for by a loved one, according to CBS Chicago.

Timmothy, originally from Aurora, Illinois, was last seen at a water park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Timmothy's car seat and Spider-Man backpack were missing from his mother's vehicle, the Associated Press reported after the disappearance. Credit card receipts showed she purchased children's clothing and toys before her death.

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According to the Sharonville report, the teen said he had just escaped from two kidnappers, who had held him captive for seven years.

The Aurora Police Department said in an emailed statement that two detectives traveled to the Cincinnati area to assist the FBI in the missing-person case.

"We cannot confirm that the person of interest here is Timmothy Pitzen," wrote William Rowley, a spokesman with Aurora police. "At this time we have no further information to provide."

Sharonville and other local agencies were asked to search Red Roof Inns and other area motels after the teen claimed he'd been held in one, the report said.

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The teen told police he escaped his captors and proceeded to run across a bridge into Kentucky. The exact location was not stated.

Newport Police Chief Tom Collins said his department received a call of a person "walking around the east side of Newport and didn't seem like he belonged there. ... Things didn't look right."

Collins added, "You can only imagine the challenges we’re going through in the process of identifying who he is."

Law enforcement has not released any details about possible arrests in the case.

However, the report states the teen described his kidnappers as two men who are strong in stature, one with a spider-web tattoo on his neck and the other with a snake tattoo on his arms.

They drove a newer Ford SUV with Wisconsin plates, according to the report.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Louisville confirmed it is working with officials in Newport, Cincinnati, Hamilton County and Aurora on a missing child investigation Wednesday.

"There will be no further statement made on this matter until we have additional information," Louisville FBI said.

The boy was taken to an area hospital to be checked out and police say he is being interviewed by detectives and other uniformed officers.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children posted an age-progressed photo of Timmothy, which provides a depiction of his appearance as a 13-year-old.

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