AMBER Alert canceled for missing San Antonio teen

SAN ANTONIO – AMBER Alert issued for missing 15-year-old San Antonio girl is canceled. The Texas Department of Public Safety says she has been found.

The teen was last seen in San Antonio at 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 13. TxDPS reported that she was found Sunday evening.

Amber Alerts in Texas

The latest data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shows the highest number of Amber Alerts issued in Texas.
Between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, 185 Amber Alerts were issued in 36 states. Data from the 2023 Annual Amber Alert Report shows that 26%, or 49 of those alerts, were issued in Texas. North Carolina had the second most alerts issued – 17 – and Ohio came in third with 13 alerts issued.

The story of the Amber Alert

The first Amber Alert was issued on January 13, 1996, after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman went missing. The body of the little girl who lived in Arlington, Texas, was found four days later in a creek. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shares the story of a woman in the community who called for a public emergency alert system. Diane Simone wanted community members to be alerted when a child was missing so they could help with the search. She requested that it be named after Amber Hagerman and that's why Amber's plan was created in her memory.

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