Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Missing Babylon Teen Found Safe
The 15-year-old had last been seen on Sunday morning.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Michaela has been found safe, according to members of her family.
Original story:
A 15-year-old Babylon girl has been missing since Sunday and her family believes she may be in danger.
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Michaela Southard was last seen Sunday morning at the Babylon Long Island Rail Road station heading to Brooklyn to meet a friend.
“We are lost and heartbroken bc the worst can happen,” the teen’s father, James Southard, posted on Facebook Tuesday. “We do believe that she’s being either held against her will bc the contact she has made has only been text and nobody has heard her voice. The worst part is we don’t know anything.”
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Suffolk Police confirmed that Michaela has been reported missing and her disappearance is under investigation.
Michaela is described as white, 5-foot-2, about 100 pounds, with a thin build, green eyes and shoulder length straight brown hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should contact police.
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