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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- A 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home nearly a week ago has been found safe and returned to her family, St. Cloud cops said.
Amanda L. Haynes was found at 4:35 a.m. Saturday, and reunited with her family. The St. Cloud police incident report didn't indicate how or where cops located the missing teen who disappeared from her bedroom a week ago today.
She was reported missing by her family on Monday and was reunited on Saturday after cops located her.
"She was in good health and safe," St. Cloud police spokeswoman Sgt. In an email alert, Denise Roberts told Headline Surfert and other Central Florida media outlets.
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