COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A teenage girl missing from Utah since April was found safe in Colorado Springs on Sunday evening.
According to the South Jordan Police Department, “a young female voluntarily made contact” with police in Colorado Springs and identified herself as the missing 15-year-old girl. Her identity was confirmed, and police said she is “in good health and safe with Colorado officials.”
South Jordan officials said that the girl walked away from an area school on April 21 and was listed as a runaway after reportedly taking a train to Provo and then asking multiple people to help her get to Las Vegas. Police said they believed she was trying to meet up with people she met online on social media and chat platforms.
On May 10, SJPD said that the National Center for Mi