SAN DIEGO — The family of a 15-year-old girl, missing from Spring Valley has announced she has been found.
Alena "Gracie" Mitchem was reported missing on Sept. 22, after she gathered a few personal items and disappeared, leaving behind a note telling her family she was running away, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department confirmed that Alena had been located and that her family had been notified.
Additionally, the Sheriff said that due to the sensitive nature of the investigation, as well as the fact this incident involves a minor, this is all the information that can be released at this time.
The Sheriff's Department thanked the public and the media for their assistance in getting the word out and also the partner law enforcement agencies that helped in this case.