GLENDALE, AZ — The Glendale Police Department has announced that Alicia Navarro, who is now 18 years old, has been found and is alive.
Police officials made the announcement Wednesday saying she was found in Havre, Montana.
Video in the player above shows past coverage of the case
Glendale police officials say she turned up at the Havre, Montana police station on July 23, 2023, and identified herself as Alicia Navarro. She told police she had been reported missing and wanted to clear her status, according to a news release from the Havre Police Department.
Havre PD says she appeared to be "fine and in good health."
She is currently not in custody, Glendale PD said Wednesday. Authorities believe Navarro left her home in 2019 of her own free will. Details of how she left the home and the state are still under investigation.
Police have not given details on where or who she has been staying with.
Following the announcement, Navarro's mother, Jessica Nunez, posted the below video on Facebook:
A new photo of Navarro was released Wednesday by Glendale PD. The left photo shows her at 14 years old and the right photo shows her at 18 years old in 2023.
The video below was also released by Glendale PD and shows the moment Navarro showed up at a police station in Montana and was questioned.
Navarro, who has autism, was 14 years old when she was reported missing by her family in 2019.
At the time, Navarro's mom Jessica Nunez said her daughter left behind a note saying she would be back. Nunez says she believed her daughter was lured by an online predator.
The investigation remains ongoing.