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A MISSING teen has been found after a desperate search that lasted over a week.
Seventeen-year-old Hannah Osborn was confirmed safe shortly after her dad shared a heartbreaking post begging her to “come home and give us a hug.”
It comes after her father expressed concerns over her activity on Snapchat before the disappearance.
Hannah was located on Monday, nine days after her parents launched a search when she disappeared from her dad’s home in rural Arkansas on August 9.
Jackson County Sheriff Russell Brinsfield announced the massive breakthrough in a statement on Facebook on Monday.
“Hannah Osborn has been located safe,” Brinsfield said.
“We would like to thank the White County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas State Police, Independence County Sheriff’s Office, and the Newport Police Department for their tireless, courageous dedication and unwavering collaboration in locating her.
“Her safety and well-being bring relief, hope, and a powerful reminder of the good that comes from working together.”
No more details have been released about Hannah’s initial disappearance.
Her mom, Crystal Osborn, said the family doesn’t know any more details than what cops said.
“Hannah has been found,” Crystal said.
“We haven’t seen her or know any details, except that she has been found!”
A candlelight vigil for Hannah that was previously scheduled for tonight has since been canceled.
Welsey Osborn, Hannah’s dad, has yet to speak out about the development.
It comes after Wesley previously said that Hannah is extremely active on Snapchat, which caused issues in their family, according to ABC affiliate KATV.
“She’s had problems with being on that Snapchat and meeting people out of town and things, but Hannah has always come home,” Wesley told the outlet.
He told police he was worried about foul play in Hannah’s disappearance.
Timeline of Hannah Osborn’s disappearance
HANNAH Osborn, a teenager from Arkansas, has gone missing. The U.S. Sun breaks down the timeline of her disappearance.
August 9 – Hannah is last seen at around 7:40pm leaving her dad Wesley’s house in Bradford, Arkansas.
August 10 – Wesley posts online in the early hours and reveals that his daughter will be a missing person at 8 am local time.
Hours later – Wesley posts online with a heartfelt plea. He writes: “Hannah, I love you and I miss you, and I really need you to just to come back home.”
August 11 – Wesley speaks of his heartache. He revealed he’s overwhelmed with emotion and asks Hannah for some sort of “assurance.”
August 14: Wesley and his wife Crystal (Hannah’s mom) open up about their fears that she may have met someone on Snapchat in an interview.
August 18: Hannah is found safe.
Wesley and Crystal said their family couldn’t help but fear the worst for their daughter.
In a series of pleading messages shared to Facebook, Wesley vowed that he wouldn’t stop searching for Hannah until she was found.
“It’s been a whole week since I’ve seen your beautiful face!” he wrote on Saturday.
“I’m coming and I’m bringing Hell with me! I know, they know, and everyone will know soon enough!
He added, “Bring my baby girl home or give her a phone so she can call me!”
It’s unclear where Hannah was located or if she ran away.
