UPDATE: 9.30am
Police have found missing 13-year-old Darshan Sigel on Wednesday morning almost 250km from where he went missing on Tuesday night.
The teenager, who is on the Autism spectrum, was located in the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba where he turned up to a high school.
Police said the boy was safe and well.
EARLIER REPORT:
Police are searching for a missing teenager in the Port Stephens area.
Darshan Sigel, 13, was travelling from the the state's north coast to the Blue Mountains with his mother when they stopped in a carpark at the intersection of the Pacific Highway and Masonite Road, Heatherbrae, for a rest about 8.30pm on Tuesday.
Police were notified just after 10.30pm after Darshan, who is on the Autism spectrum, walked off about 9.15pm and failed to return.
Despite an extensive search of the area - with the assistance of the Dog Unit - police have been unable to find Darshan.
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The search is continuing on Wednesday with assistance from Police Rescue, Police Transport Command, the Dog Unit and the State Emergency Service.
Assistance has also been requested from the PolAir police helicopter, but the search is being hampered by poor weather conditions.
Darshan is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 180cm tall, thin build, with blue eyes and sandy blonde hair.
He was last seen wearing a pink hooded jumper covered by a black jacket, black pants, and yellow shoes.
He was seen walking on the Pacific Highway at Heatherbrae and is known to like public transport.
Anyone who sees Darshan or has information about his whereabouts, is urged to contact Triple Zero or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
