Alicia Navarro, now 18, walked into a police department in a tiny Montana town 40 miles from the Canadian border and identified herself as the teen who was reported missing in September 2019, Glendale police said Wednesday.
The teenager — who was described as autistic but high-functioning in her missing person’s report — left her Glendale home overnight on Sept. 15, 2019, at just 14 years old.
Glendale police said they are investigating how the teen got to Montana and whom she has been staying with over the past four years as many questions remain unanswered.
They said Navarro ran away from home under her own free will and has been cooperating with their investigation.
She also told police that no one has harmed her and she appeared to be healthy.
She is asking for privacy so she can move on with her life, Santiago said.
Really werid, wonder how she managed to survive for four years but I hope the investigation finds out the she was simply extremely resourceful and not something more sinister.
They say that they wanted people to know that she is safe. Since her disappearance was already made public, it’s possible to maintain privacy by not revealing more details in regards to the actual investigation, the missing person’s listing is also public and would have been taken down anyway.