HITCHCOCK, Texas — The AMBER Alert for the missing teenager out of Hitchcock has been canceled after she was found safe in Missouri, according to police.
The 13-year-old, who was missing for nearly a week, was found with a man in an apartment complex in Kansas City, Missouri after an investigation revealed she was possibly in the area, officials said.
Hitchcock police will reportedly get the girl from FBI's custody and take her to her parents.
Police suspected the teen's disappearance was connected to online solicitation after detectives found evidence that she was communicating with older men. She was seen on surveillance camera leaving her home in Hitchcock and getting into a silver Toyota Camry with an unknown man.
Information on the man she was with was not released.
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
