The NSW Police Force has confirmed that missing Canberra teenager Nate Palmer has been found safe.
"A 16-year-old boy reported missing from Canberra on September 19, 2024, has been found safe," a release said at 2.35pm on Monday.
"Police would like to thank the community and the media for their assistance."
Family members of missing Canberra teenager Nate Palmer have travelled to Sydney in a bid to find him.
Nate's father Rhett and stepmother Rachael spent all day Sunday handing out missing posters in locations in central Sydney where the 16-year-old had been sighted or his phone had been placed.
A Facebook page called Missing - Nate Palmer also delivered the good news.
"Thank you so much everyone. We have just been told he has been found and is safe. We are so grateful for all the support," the message read.
Canberrans reacted with joy on social media to the news, with the whole city seemingly behind the family and wanting to see Nate back home safe and sound.
Nate was last seen at his home in Isabella Plains where he lives with his mother Katie Hill at about 10pm on Thursday, September 19. The electrical apprentice headed to bed after being out that night at a basketball presentation.
His family thought he had caught a lift to work in Gungahlin early the next morning but instead he is believed to have caught a train from Canberra to Sydney.
Mr Palmer said Nate had been spotted through CCTV at Cockle Bay Wharf, Kings Cross and McDonald's Westfield Plaza in George Street during the early hours of Saturday, September 21.
He and his wife Rachael spent Sunday tracking Nate's last known steps in Sydney, while Nate's mother Katie Hill was holding down the fort in Canberra.
Mr Palmer said the last known ping of Nate's iPhone was at Cockle Bay Wharf in the early hours of September 21, now almost 10 days ago.
Nate's sisters Chani Palmer, 21, and Nevaeh Palmer, 18, had pleaded with him to come home or to let someone know he is okay.
Mr Palmer and his wife Rachael also have a five-year-old son - Nate's step-brother. They had not yet told Nate's little brother that his beloved big brother was missing. Now they can tell him he is coming home.
