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Medford resident Ashley Schreiber, 14, was located unharmed on Friday night, Dec. 27, hours after going missing. No other details were given.
Her mother, Jessica Brooks, described the ordeal as "the scariest day of my life," in an update on Facebook.
"So many emotions, but most of all, pure helplessness. Words can’t describe how it feels to know that your child is out there somewhere, but you don’t know where they are, if they are safe, if they are cold or hungry or scared, or who they are with," Brooks said. "Ash has been home for an hour and a half, and I’m still crying."
Brooks went on to thank the community for their support.
The response was overwhelming, and our family is so grateful," she wrote. "It is my sincere prayer that other families, especially the family of EmmaRae Gervasi, have the same outcome. Let’s find her and bring her home to her family."
Original report:
Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island.
Ashley Schreiber, 14, was last seen at her Medford residence on Watch Hill Drive, at around midnight Friday, Dec. 27, according to Suffolk County Police.
She texted a friend saying she was sneaking out to go to the 7-Eleven store located on Medford Avenue near the Long Island Expressway, her mother Jessica Brooks said on Facebook. The store is roughly a mile from the family's home.
"God this is a nightmare," Brooks wrote. "Please pray that my baby comes home safe. This is unbearable. I need her home."
Schreiber is 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds, with dark hair with red highlights. She was wearing gray sweatpants, a black Deadpool shirt, and a black jacket with fur around the hood.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-854-8652 or call 911.
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