Man arrested as girl, 17, found in Oregon after disappearing from Utah last year

A 17-year-old girl who disappeared last year from Garden City, Utah, has been found in Oregon , and a 39-year-old man has been taken into custody.
The recovery of the teenager took place last Sunday, following a 500-plus day search involving Oregon law enforcement, the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office and the Rich county sheriff’s office in Utah .
In a statement following the girl’s recovery, the FBI director, Kash Patel, said: “Tonight, local police in Oregon brought a minor who had been missing for a year and a half to safety, acting on information provided by our FBI Salt Lake City field office.”
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