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Florida teen who went missing during JROTC field trip found safe, sheriff says

According to the Palm Beach County School District, she was last seen by her tentmate late Saturday night.

THOMASTON, Ga. — Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore confirmed to 13WMAZ that the girl reported missing Sunday morning has been found safe.

He says they used cell phone data to find her in Phenix City, Alabama, and that a man will be charged with interstate interference with child custody.

He has not been identified yet.

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The Upson County Sheriff’s Office is assisting in the search for a Florida high schooler last seen at Gerald Lawhorn Scouting Base in Molena.

According to the Palm Beach Schools Police Department, the 16-year-old was last seen by her tentmate around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. 

Come 6 a.m. roll call Sunday, she was nowhere to be found.

The school district says she was on a JROTC field trip at the scouting base, and that the Upson County Sheriff’s Office spent the day Sunday searching for her.

They are leading the investigation in Georgia, and anyone with information on Brailford’s location can call the sheriff’s office at 706-647-7411.

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