On Wednesday, police in Arizona said that a young woman who had been missing since 2019 had been located safe. According to FOX 10, the Glendale Police Department said on Wednesday that Alicia Navarro, who vanished when she was 14 years old, had been discovered safe in a Montana hamlet close to the U.S.-Canadian border.
In 2019, Navarro, a high-functioning autistic teen, fled his house in the middle of the night. During the press briefing, officials stated that Navarro is requesting privacy. Even after a number of years had passed, Alicia’s mother, Jessica Nunez, remained tenacious in her search for her.
The tweet below confirms the news:
BREAKING NEWS: Alicia Navarro, who was 14 when she disappeared from Glendale, Arizona in 2019, has been FOUND SAFE! Investigators say she was found in a Montana town close to the US-Canadian border. Thank you for everyone who shared her poster, more details to come! pic.twitter.com/LrHZIKHIPk
— National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (@NCMEC) July 26, 2023
Glendale Police spokesperson Jose Santiago said, “We are happy and at the same time, we are hopeful we will be able to provide this family with a little more closure.” Alicia Navarro has reached the age of 18.
According to the authorities, Alicia Navarro visited a local police station in Montana, 40 miles from the Canadian border. Police have produced a video of Alicia Navarro responding “No, no one hurt me” when they inquired as to whether she had been hurt. The Glendale Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are still looking into her abduction.
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