At approximately 9:30 on Friday morning YCSO received a call of a missing 12-year-old girl. She reported missing by staff from the Sedona Sky Academy in Lake Montezuma. While units were responding, an article of her clothing was located near Beaver Creek a short distance away. Deputies arrived first and began searching the property. At the same time a large, coordinated response from YCSO resources were activated quickly, including helicopter support, drones, Search and Rescue volunteers and the Forest Patrol deputies. Roadblocks were set up in case the girl had been abducted.
Not too long after the search began, a deputy searching near the creek located the girl, who was in good condition. She was returned to the school, and when asked why she left, she said she just needed some space and went to the creek, but until she heard the deputy calling her name, she wasn’t sure if she would actually run away.
