Police search for missing Toronto boy in Lake Ontario near Polson Pier

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Police search for missing Toronto boy in Lake Ontario near Polson Pier

An intensive search was underway Wednesday in Toronto for a missing 16-year-old from borough.

Between 45 and 50 police officers were involved in the search for Mason MacPhail.

He was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sound Academy, formerly The Docks, at Polsen Pier where he had been to an all-ages concert with friends.

Police studied surveillance video from the club and said he was seen on the tape inside the building and in the parking lot.

Police on horseback were searching in the beach area while the marine unit is checking the water near the pier and the shipping lanes.

His mother said the last she heard from her son was a text message Tuesday night asking to be picked up at a specific spot in borough where his friends were to drop him off.

He never showed up.

Police and his family are worried about his safety because he has a mild form of autism -- MacPhail has Asbergers Syndrome -- which makes it difficult for him to determine direction plus he's not familiar with Toronto other than the Eaton Centre.

People across the city have been asked to keep a lookout for the boy.

He is described as white, five-feet eleven-inches tall, 160 pounds, with green eyes and very short wavy, dark brown hair. He has a scar on his nose and was wearing blue jeans, a white, long sleeve shirt and running shoes.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact police at , Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

Photo: Mason MacPhail, 16, has been missing since Tuesday night (Photo courtesy of: Toronto Police Service)

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