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Pasco Sheriff: 13-Year-Old Lutz Girl Found

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said 13-year-old Juliana Bach has been found.

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Juliana Bach has been found safe. (Center for Missing and Endangered)
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According to her mother, Juliana Bach was unhappy about her family's recent move from New Jersey to Lutz. (Center for Missing and Endangered)

LUTZ, FL -- The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said the Lutz girl missing since April 15 has been found.

There are no details yet on where 13-year-old Juliana Bach was found.

Bach was last seen at her home at 4:45 p.m. a week ago. She left the house on her brother's red pump scooter without money or a cell phone.

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According to her mother, Wendy Bach, the teen has been unhappy since her family moved from New Jersey to Lutz. She previously ran away in March.

Concerned for the teen's safety, the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children, in cooperation with the Pasco and Hillsborough County sheriff's offices, sent out an alert for the public to be on the lookout for the teen.

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