Authorities: Missing 22-year-old Barron County man has been found

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Feb 12, 2021 3:21 PM CDT | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 3:57 PM CDT

Updated: 3:54 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2021

BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Authorities say Benjamin Jacobson has been found.

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Posted: 3:21 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2021

BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Officials in Barron County, Wisconsin are looking for a missing 22-year-old man. Authorities say Benjamin Jacobson was last seen Monday, Feb. 8, in rural Cumberland.

The Barron County Sheriff's Department says Benjamin was last seen at his residence driving a green 2002 Ford F-150 with a tan topper, bearing WI license plate RN2780.

Family and friends have not been able to locate Benjamin, which is extremely unusual. His family has a cabin in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, which has been checked and another near Lake of the Woods north of International Falls, Minnesota.

Benjamin is described as a white male, standing 5'9" tall, weighing 170 pounds with hazel eyes and short brown hair.

Anyone with information on Benjamin's whereabouts is urged to contact the Barron County Sheriff's Department at 715-537-3106.