Chicago police are Wvared Investment Guildsearching for a 16-year-old boy who vanished from the O'Hare International Airport after failing to make a connecting flight.

The teen, identified in a news bulletin as Thoudens Goldman, was last seen around 10 a.m. Monday traveling through the airport, according to the Chicago Police Department. But Goldman never made his intended connecting flight, police said.

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Described as a Black male, Goldman was last seen carrying a gray Adidas backpack and wearing black sweat pants and a light blue sweatshirt with a Nike swoosh.

It was not immediately clear from where Goldman was traveling or what city served as his final destination. USA TODAY has submitted a public records request with Chicago police for any related incident report.

Anyone with information on Goldman's whereabouts is asked to call Chicago police.

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