Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Found Alive After 32 Years

A 13-year-old girl who went missing in Arizona over 30 years ago has miraculously been found alive, authorities revealed on Wednesday.

Christina Marie Plante, who was reported missing in 1994, “after she vanished without a trace from her community” of Star Valley, Arizona, was recently located after a sudden breakthrough in the decades-old case, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office announced.

“After 32 years, Christina Marie Plante has been located alive. Investigators have confirmed her identity, and her status as a missing person has been officially resolved,” Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd said in a Wednesday statement.

When Plante disappeared in 1994, “extensive search efforts were conducted involving local law enforcement, volunteers, and regional resources,” the sheriff said, adding that “no viable leads were developed,” despite “exhaustive ground searches, interviews, and investigative follow-up.”

“Christina was entered into national missing children databases, and missing person flyers were distributed locally, statewide, and in other parts of the