An Arizona teenager who disappeared without a trace nearly four years ago is safe after walking into a police station in Montana.
Police said in a statement that,"Through our interviews, along with family members, we are confident that the now 18-year-old young lady is indeed Alicia Navarro."Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago said over the years, police had received thousands of tips.
Her mother, Jessica Nunez, had raised concerns that Navarro, who was diagnosed as high-functioning on the autism spectrum, may have been lured away by someone she met online."She is by all accounts safe, she is by all accounts healthy, and she is by all accounts happy," Santiago said at a news conference.
Investigators were trying to determine what happened to Navarro after her disappearance at age 14 on Sept. 15, 2019. "This case is far from being closed," police said in the statement."We are continuing to investigate her whereabouts for the last four years and will do so alongside our federal partners."Alicia Navarro, seen here in undated photo, disappeared in 2019, days before her 15th birthday.Police said she wasn't being held and could come and go as she pleased. She doesn't face any criminal charges, they added.
Lt. Scott Waite said Navarro had an"emotionally overwhelming" reunion with her mother and was"very apologetic to what she has put her mother through.""I want to give glory to God for answering prayers and for this miracle," she said in"For everyone who has missing loved ones, I want you to use this case as an example," she said."Miracles do exist. Never lose hope and always fight.
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