Drake Bell says he left his 'phone in the car' after being reported missing and feared to be in danger

• Drake Bell was reported missing and was feared to be in danger on Thursday.
• The actor has since been found alive and well.

News swirled on Thursday that actor and singer Drake Bell had been reported missing to Florida's Daytona Beach Police Department, and was believed to be in danger. The department issued a statement that said he was last seen around 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening in a grey BMW.

It's not clear who reported Bell missing, but a few hours after the police statement, the department confirmed to Insider that they were in contact with the actor and that he was "safe."

Although fans were confused by the situation, Bell took to Twitter to clear things up with a brief explanation about what happened.

The former Nickelodeon star said that he was unreachable because he left his phone in his car.

He said: "You leave your phone in the car and don't answer for the night and this?"

The internet responded with plenty of memes from "Drake & Josh," joking that Megan (Miranda Cosgrove) was responsible for all the drama. Cosgrove played the titular duo's sister in the Nickelodeon series and usually got them in trouble in most episodes.

This isn't the first time Bell has made the headlines in recent years. He pleaded guilty to a felony of charge of attempted child endangerment in 2021 and was sentenced to two years probation, alongside 200 hours of community service.

The charge stemmed from a 2017 incident involving a 15-year-old girl with whom he had been communicating online at one of his concerts.

Bell posted a video on Instagram in September 2021 to clear up the situation, at one point saying: "I responded to a fan whose age I didn't know … yet when I became aware of their age, all conversation and communication stopped."