UPDATE: Amber Alert canceled after missing Jacksonville girl, 12, found safe
An Amber Alert issued Monday morning for a 12-year-old girl last seen in Jacksonville was canceled after officials said the girl was found safe.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Fernanda Arias, 12, was last seen Monday on Peach Drive in Jacksonville. Investigators believed she may have been kidnapped, according to the alert.
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Investigators said Fernanda may have been with a man named Jorge Reyes, who is from Jacksonville, and that they may have been traveling in a dark-colored, two-door Honda with a large rear spoiler.
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Missing Endangered Juvenile
On Monday, July 3, 2023, just before 3:00 a.m., officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a missing and possibly endangered juvenile near the area of Beach Boulevard and Peach Drive. The juvenile left her residence in… pic.twitter.com/tnodBG6uIa— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) July 3, 2023
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