Isabella Oleschuk Found: Missing Conn. girl found in barn
(CBS/WFSB/AP) ORANGE, Conn. - Twelve-year-old Isabella Oleschuk was found safe in an abandoned farm stand with pop tarts, granola bars and juice, police said at a press conference.
Orange Police Chief Robert Gagne said Wednesday the girl ran away and was found in a barn in Orange, Conn., reports CBS affiliate WFSB.
The seventh-grader was reported missing Sunday morning.
Roman Oleschuk, Isabella's father and West Haven firefighter, thanked everyone who helped search for his missing daughter:
"On behalf of my wife, my family, we greatly appreciate all of the help in searching for my daughter Isabella. She comes from a loving supporting family that raised her with Christian core values. While at my home, helping investigators find leads, all I had to do was look outside my window and see hundreds of people searching wooded areas, my own backyard, aircraft, up above, knowing that you took time away from your family to help ours."Gagne, said Isabella was in the farm shed the entire time she was missing, the station reports.
"She was not aware of any kind of search going on. She was relieved, happy to be back with her family. She gave no indication of being scared," Gagne said.