Nadia Bloom Found Alive: Church Volunteers Find Missing 11-Year-Old Girl with Asperger's

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS/WKMG) Winter Springs police confirmed Tuesday morning that missing 11-year-old Nadia Bloom has been found alive.

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A pastor at Metro Church in Winter Springs, where Nadia's family attends, said a church member conducting a search for the girl located her sometime Tuesday morning. She was covered in mosquito bites, but appeared to be OK otherwise, the pastor said.

Patricia Guobadia, a spokeswoman for the Bloom family, said she was notified of the news via a text message from a friend.

Earlier on Tuesday, authorities began a fifth day of searching for Nadia, who vanished while riding her bike last Friday and was last seen in the Barrington Estates subdivision in Winter Springs, near Orlando.

PICTURES: Nadia Bloom Missing

Nadia's bike, with her helmet attached to it, was found last Friday near a wooded area that backs up to the subdivision, prompting a massive search of the area. The missing fifth-grader, who has an autism-related disorder called Asperger's syndrome, attends Lawton Elementary School in Oviedo.

Before Nadia disappeared, police said she read a book entitled "Lanie," about an adventurous girl who camps in her back yard.

Reporting Contributed by CBS Affiliate WKMG

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