LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two teenagers who went missing from their homes last weekend have been located in Oregon and are set to be returned home.
The Clearlake Police Department said Saturday afternoon that Sara Beck of Clearlake and Lacy Elwood of Clearlake Oaks, both 15, were located in Eugene, Ore.
The girls were reported missing by their families on Nov. 17, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department.
Bennett’s Saturday afternoon report said one of the teens called her parents to let them know they were all right but did not reveal any information as to their whereabouts.
The parent called Clearlake Police Det. Ryan Peterson, who Bennett said traced the number to the owner of the phone used by the juvenile.
After a brief conversation, that person gave Det. Peterson information as to the possible location of the juveniles, Bennett said.
Clearlake Police contacted the Eugene Police Department, with police there able to locate the missing juveniles and take them into protective custody until they are released to their parents, according to Bennett.
The Clearlake Police Department thanked all those who assisted in the investigation of these missing juveniles, including Eugene Police Department, concerned citizens and the press.
“Children are our future and we need to protect them, even when they stumble,” Bennett said in his report.