UPDATE: Missing Vernon teenager located

UPDATE: 1:50 p.m., Oct. 26, 2016

VERNON – RCMP say a missing 17-year-old girl who was reported missing on Oct. 4 has been located and she is safe and sound.

All personal details about the missing teenager have been removed from this article.

8:41 a.m., Oct. 7, 2016

VERNON – RCMP are asking for help from the public to locate a missing 17-year-old girl.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call their local police services, or at Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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