(KNZA)--The group of local area teens, reported as runaways earlier this week, have been found and are safe.
That's according to a public message posted to Facebook Tuesday evening.
The post was made by Georgia Beck, identified on the Facebook profile as the mother of 15-year-old Hiawatha resident Hannah May.
May was among the group, which also included 15-year-old Atchison resident Tyesha Hazelton, reportedly traveling to Colorado without permission.
The names of the other two who were involved have not officially been made public.
According to the organization Kansas Missing and Unsolved, the four are believed to have left Hiawatha Monday morning, traveling together in a Ford pickup truck.
In the Facebook post, Beck expresses her joy over the recovery of her daughter, and the others, while offering thanks to the community efforts of “time, energy, support and prayers.”
Beck tells MSC News she was notified Tuesday evening by Hiawatha Police Investigator Michael Gruber that the truck had been recovered in Blytheville, Arkansas. A short time later, Beck says Gruber called again, this time saying that all four of the teens were in custody in that same location.
Editor's note: The original stories posted following the disappearance of the teens are below.
(KNZA)--New details are made public regarding the group of four teenagers who are reported as runaways from the local area.
Among the group is an Atchison 15-year-old, identified by the organization Kansas Missing and Unsolved, as Tyesha Hazelton.
The organization Monday released the name of Hannah May, a 15-year-old from Hiawatha, who is believed to be with Hazelton and the two others, whose names are not officially made public.
According to the organization, it's believed the group of teens left the Hiawatha area between 8:30 and 9:00 Monday morning, driving a red Ford F-150 pickup truck with Kansas tag 358 DIM. The truck has a broken driver's side mirror and a dent in the middle of the tailgate.
The group of teens allegedly was traveling to Colorado.
Anyone with information related to the case should contact local authorities.
More details, including pictures of Hazelton and May, are posted with this story at mscnews.net.
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