Florida man who vanished while biking from Jacksonville to Keys located safe, deputies say

An 18-year-old Florida man who was reported missing while he was biking to the Florida Keys has been found safe, according to the sheriff's office.

In a Facebook post, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said that Jasper Frohock was found by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in the Keys on THursday morning.

According to information provided by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, family members said Frohock left his home in Jacksonville on a bicycle trip hundreds of miles to the south to the Keys.

On his journey, he was traveling several miles each day, and was then camping overnight in a tent, often staying in local parks.

However, Frohock was reported missing on Monday. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that Frohock's was last seen in Fort Pierce.

Deputies said he was located safe on Thursday, but information about his whereabouts when he was reported missing were not released.

No other information was available.