Nya Jingles, Yorba Linda 14-Year-Old, Found Safe After 5 Days Missing
YORBA LINDA (CBSLA) — Authorities in Orange County said on Tuesday night that a 14-year-old girl with autism who had been missing for the past five days has been safely found.
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Posted by Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Nya Jingles had last been seen leaving her home in Yorba Linda, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. She was initially considered to be a runaway, but on Tuesday, sheriff's officials said she was considered an at-risk missing person due to the amount of time she had been missing and additional information from the family.
Authorities say Nya was without needed medication for the time she was missing.
The whereabouts of how and where she was located were not immediately disclosed, but authorities said the teen will be reunited with her family.