Police: Missing teen found safe
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police said the search for a missing Lakeport teenager has ended with the girl being found safe out of county.
Lia Long, 16, had last been seen by her family on Tuesday afternoon, as Lake County News has reported.
Police believed she had been transported out of county by unknown male subjects, and were concerned for the teen’s safety.
The Lakeport Police Department has been working around the clock on the case, following up on numerous leads with help of the FBI, numerous state and local law enforcement agencies and the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children, according to Chief Brad Rasmussen.
On Saturday, the effort to bring the girl home reached a positive conclusion when police reported that she had been found in Stockton and was safe.
“Family members are currently with her and will be in the process of bringing her back to her home in Lakeport,” police said in the late Saturday afternoon report.
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