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Missing B.C. teen found safe, 47-year-old U.S. man arrested: Police

Police say a missing Abbotsford teen has been located safely and the man she was travelling with has been arrested.
Police say a missing Abbotsford teen has been located safely and the man she was travelling with has been arrested. Abbotsford police

The Abbotsford Police Department says a missing 15-year-old has been located safely, and the 47-year-old U.S. man she was with has been taken into custody.

Police had issued a bulletin for the pair Wednesday, and said an alert member of the public spotted them in West Vancouver and called 911.

Daniel Ames, the man she was travelling with, was taken into custody while police continue their investigation, AbbyPD said.

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In their initial alert, police said the girl had last been seen in the 32600 block of Rossland Place at 11 a.m. on May 6.

Police had said her disappearance is entirely out of character and that they believed she may be travelling with a much older man.

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