17-year-old Liliana Munguía flew to Iowa to meet a 20-year-old she met online, police say.
SACATON, Ariz. — A 17-year-old Gila River teen has been found after being missing in Iowa for 11 days, according to the Gila River Police Department.
Liliana Munguía left Bapchule, Arizona, on the Gila River Indian Community and flew to Des Moines, Iowa, to meet a 20-year-old she met online, Gila River police say. The department and the FBI immediately began searching for her, along with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Iowa.
On Friday, Munguía was found in Ankney, Iowa, and 20-year-old Malachi Reed was taken into custody by the FBI, police said. Officials did not say if she was injured but did say she was “safe.”
“The quick response and coordinated efforts of all agencies involved reaffirm our mutual commitment to addressing the nationwide Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons epidemic. I am grateful for my staff and our …