Former child star Drake Bell broke his silence Thursday after being found safe following an overnight report of a "missing and endangered" person.
Bell, whose full name is Jared Drake Bell, was initially reported missing by the Daytona Beach Police Department in a Facebook post.
The department circulated a photo of Bell and mentioned his last known whereabouts could be in the area of "Mainland High School" on Wednesday.
DRAKE BELL IS ‘SAFE’ AFTER FORMER NICKELODEON STAR WAS REPORTED 'MISSING AND ENDANGERED'
"You leave your phone in the car and don’t answer for the night and this?" he wrote on Twitter.
Drake Bell tweeted on Thursday after he was reported missing hours before. (Cristopher Polk)
In a missing person's post on its official Facebook page, the Daytona Beach Police Department reported that Bell was last seen driving his 2022 gray BMW in the area of Mainland High School before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The department left an additional comment on the post saying, "For those asking, this is a legitimate post from the Daytona Beach Police Department."
Hours later, Bell was found safe.
"At this time we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe," the department commented on the post four hours later.