The Fredericton police say Chris Forbes has been found after he went missing earlier on Friday morning.

The police issued a statement at 9:30 a.m. saying the 19-year-old from the Quispamsis area had been found.

The police reported him missing earlier on Friday.

Forbes had been seen leaving the Student Union Building at the University of New Brunswick in a taxi at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday.

He was expected at a residence on Hanson Street, but Forbes never arrived at the house.

A police dog team had been searching the area.