By Ricardo Roura
Aug 21, 2024, 1:40 PM EDT
A 16-year-old Hispanic girl was found safe after being missing for more than a week in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said.
The representative said that the family of the young Mayanin Vázquez I was immensely grateful to all those who collaborated in the search efforts. and helped spread the news of his disappearance.
“Family asks for privacy as they focus on recovery and spend time together after this terrible experience,” the family spokesperson said in a statement to ABC on Wednesday morning.
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For now, No details have been provided regarding the disappearance. of the 16-year-old girl.
“We cannot express our gratitude enough for the community’s support in finding Mayanin and bringing her back home“We ask for your understanding and respect for our privacy as we reunite and move forward as a family,” the statement added.
At the time of her disappearance, authorities said Mayanin was on her way to her first day of school with her siblings. when he stopped at a Smart and Final store Located in the 9800 block of Laurel Street, near the intersection with East 97th Street, in the Watts area of South Los Angeles.
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According to researchers, At that time Vázquez separated from his brothers and one of his sisters was able to take a video of Mayanin walking with a subject they had not seen before. Both were also captured by the store’s security cameras.
That morning, Vázquez never arrived at his schooland since then, her relatives had not heard from her and did not know her whereabouts.
“I don’t know if he is a friend or an enemy. He’s the last person we need to find to be able to answer some questions.”It seems strange to me, I don’t recognize the person, so it immediately alarms me,” said Mayanin’s father, Samuel Maldonado.
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Relatives said that They immediately reported Mayanin’s disappearance to the authorities.who was described as a good student and an athlete who ran cross country and track.
Her loved ones considered that there was no reason to think that she had run away from home, mentioning that she did not have a boyfriend, and adding that the young woman He had left his phone at home due to the school district’s ban on cell phone use in the classroom..
Mayanin’s father said he received a disturbing call late at night a few days after his daughter went missing.
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Maldonado mentioned that A man’s voice told him that he had his daughter and immediately afterward the call was cut off. She tried to call the number, but was unable to connect a call, so she notified the authorities.
Detectives from the Century Station Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department They were investigating the case, but as far as it became known they had not obtained any leads.
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