Missing Arizona girl found safe near Canadian border in Montana after 2019 disappearance
Arizona police said that Alicia Navarro is now 18-years-old
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in Arizona announced on Wednesday that a girl who went missing in 2019 was found safe.
Glendale Police Department officials said on Wednesday that Alicia Navarro, who went missing when she was 14-years-old, was found safe in a Montana town located near the U.S.-Canadian border, according to FOX 10.
Navarro was described as a high-functioning autistic teen who left home in the middle of the night in 2019.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials said during the press conference that Navarro is asking for privacy.
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Glendale Police Department officials said on Wednesday that Alicia Navarro, who went missing when she was 14-years-old, was found safe in a Montana town located near the U.S.-Canadian border, according to FOX 10. (Glendale Police Department)
Jessica Nunez, Alicia's mother, was relentless in finding her daughter even as years went by.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We are happy, and at the same time, we are hopeful we will be able to supply this family with a little more closure," Glendale Police spokesperson Jose Santiago said.
Alicia Navarro is now 18-years-old.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say that Alicia Navarro went to a local police station located in Montana which is 40 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border.
Video provided by police show Alicia Navarro saying "No, no one hurt me" after police asked if she was hurt.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An investigation into her disappearance by the Glendale Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation is ongoing.