UPDATE: Missing RIT student has been found safe

UPDATE: The Monroe County Sheriff’s office says Eric Alcantara has been located and is safe.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monroe County deputies need your help finding a missing RIT student, Eric Alcantara.

The sheriff’s office says he was last seen by his roommate on Wednesday afternoon on campus. He was wearing a red jacket, black pants, a knit cap, black shoes with white accents, and carrying a backpack. He is 5 foot 1, has black hair, has brown eyes, and he is 19 years old.

It’s possible that Eric would travel to Nassau County. Anyone with information that can help to find Eric is asked to call 911.