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Palm Beach County Breathes Sigh of Relief as Missing 12-Year-Old Girl Found Safe

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Published on October 30, 2024
Palm Beach County Breathes Sigh of Relief as Missing 12-Year-Old Girl Found SafeSource: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

The Palm Beach County community felt a wave of relief as a 12-year-old girl, previously reported missing, was found safe this morning. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office had initiated a crucial search for Nadjie Antoine who vanished from Greenacres yesterday, sparking widespread concern given her young age, as CBS12 reported.

Details provided by the Sheriff's Office described Nadjie as five feet six inches tall, weighing 110 pounds with black hair styled in pigtails adorned with butterfly clips and donning a green shirt with matching shorts upon her disappearance, with the last known location was the vicinity of Queenship Court in the suburban enclave, the urgency of the situation underscored by community appeals, according to the same outlet, law enforcement had been urging anyone with information to come forward.

The turn of events came when the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office issued a statement confirming that the 12-year-old was found unharmed. The sheriff's deputies had regarded Nadjie as endangered because of her youth but fortunately, their efforts culminated successfully, as detailed in a WPBF report.

While details surrounding Nadjie's brief disappearance and subsequent discovery have not been made public, the outcome remains a communal sigh of relief contrasting the palpable tension that had seized locals since news of her absence had broken out.

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