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Update: Washington girl found in Nevada after Amber Alert that involved Idaho

This story has been updated Jan. 5.

A 15-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert on Monday “was recovered safely” in Nevada, according to the Yakima, Washington, Police Department.

Law enforcement stopped a male suspect’s vehicle on Monday night at about 10, after an alert that originated in Washington spread to nearby states, including Idaho.

Police believed the girl was taken by a man who had met her online and taken her to Arizona for several weeks, before she was recovered there and returned home to Yakima in late November. The man had threatened to abduct the girl and kill her family, authorities said.

Below is the original story from Monday evening:

An Amber Alert from the Yakima (Washington) Police Department was issued in Idaho as well Monday evening, when the Idaho State Police sent out a notification involving a 15-year-old girl who was taken.

Police said that Angeles V. Revuelta-Buenrostro did not return from taking out the garbage at about 11:20 a.m. Monday in Yakima. She recently was brought back from Arizona after being taken there by a man who coerced her via social media.

That man, Daniel B. Ovante, 36, made threats to come take Angeles and kill her family, according to police. Ovante, who has brown hair and brown eyes, is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds, and has a felony warrant out for his arrest. He was last driving a black Ford F-150 with Arizona license plate BYR6257. Police said the two-door truck has a side step.

Angeles is Hispanic with brown hair and brown eyes, and is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 125 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and torn jeans.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911.

This story was originally published January 4, 2021 at 8:18 PM.

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