Police credit public for missing Waikato girl being found
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 10:34 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Police credit public for missing Waikato girl being found
safe and well
Waikato Police are thanking members
of the public for their assistance in the successful
locating of a missing Te Aroha girl in Hamilton this
morning.
Acting Eastern Waikato Area Commander, Inspector
Earle McIntosh, said 15-year-old Abethy (known as Abbey)
Dalice GIBSON was found safe and well in the Hamilton suburb
of Forest Lake shortly before 10am today.
"She has been
brought back to the Hamilton Central Police Station where
she will be checked out to ascertain she is ok but at this
point all indications are she is safe and well.
"Over the
past two days Police have been assisted by several members
of the public who have reported sighting of Abbey following
coverage of her disappearance in the media and we would just
like to thank those people and the news outlets for
profiling her predicament."
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