An 11-year-old girl who was reported missing after she didn’t return home from school has been found safe.
The Smyrna Police Department says a citizen called 911 around 7:50 a.m. about a possible sighting of the student. Officers responded to the area and found the 11-year-old and reunited her with her family.
Police say the girl wandered miles away from her school, LIVE on Channel 2 Actions starting at 4:00 p.m.
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Officers put out a missing person alert early Friday for the 11-year-old. Channel 2’s Bryan Mims followed the search for her during Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
Smyrna police let Mims into their real-time crime center for a look at the surveillance cameras investigators were using in their search for the girl.
Police say the girl’s parents and the community were extremely concerned for her safety given the below-freezing temperatures.
Officers did not say where the girl was found, but will have an update later today.
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