UPDATE: The Vancouver Police Department reported late Thursday that Pandora Jade Hertel was found and safely returned to her family.
A police bulletin said she was located in Vancouver after residents became aware of her status through social media and news accounts.
Vancouver police are looking for a teenage girl who went missing Wednesday.
Pandora Jade Hertel, 15, walked away from school without returning home, according to a Vancouver police press release. She is described as 5 feet, 3 inches tall; 150 pounds and with brown hair and eyes. Police didn’t identify her school or the neighborhood.
Hertel was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, green sweatpants and white, high-top shoes, according to the release. She is autistic and known to be friendly, the release said.
