2 Missing South Jersey Teenagers Found Safe [UPDATED]

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two 15-year-old girls who were reported missing out of Egg Harbor Township have been found safe.

Maayana Kelly and Jaylin Helt were reported missing earlier in the day on Tuesday.

Police said they were last seen leaving for school at about 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, and had not been in touch with their families since. They later clarified that they didn't believe the girls had been abducted, just that they had gone missing.

They eventually reported that they had been found safe in a text message that went out to residents who live in the area.

The images of Maayana Kelly and Jaylin Helt attached to this post were posted on Facebook by Egg Harbor Township Police.