UPDATE: Missing Vernon teen found

VERNON – A teenage girl who went missing from Vernon has been found. 

The teen went missing Monday, Jan. 30 and was reported missing to the Vernon RCMP, prompting a missing person alert. 

The RCMP reported Tuesday evening, Jan. 31, the girl was found. 

— This story was updated at 6:17 a.m. Feb. 5, 2017 to say the girl was found and to remove all personal information from this story. 


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