Missing 14-Year-Old Found Safe

Spain's National Police said on May 22 they had found a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Zaragoza in good health, ending a public search that had been active since earlier in the week. The alert had been circulated through the Interior Ministry's National Center for Missing Persons, known as CNDES, after the girl was reported missing on May 18. Local media in Aragón reported that the search notice was then withdrawn after she was located. The case was one of several active missing-person alerts in Aragón in recent weeks. ### Who was the teenager police were looking for in Zaragoza? Lauren Noelia U. H. was identified in public alerts as a 14-year-old girl who disappeared in Zaragoza on May 18, according to Heraldo de Aragón and El Periódico de Aragón. Both outlets said the National Police had asked for public help in locating her after she was reported missing in the city. The CNDES alert system, run by Spain's Interior Ministry, published her case on its official missing-person channels, Heraldo reported. Aragón Digital said the alert had already been deactivated by May 21 after confirmation that the girl had been found safe. ### When was she found, and what did authorities say about her condition? (heraldo.es) May 22 was the date Heraldo de Aragón reported that National Police had located the girl "en buen estado," or in good condition. Aragón Digital, in a report published the previous day, said she had been found "sana y salva," meaning safe and unharmed, citing sources in her circle. (heraldo.es) No police statement released in the reports gave further details on where she was found or the circumstances of her disappearance. Spanish authorities and regional media often withhold those details in cases involving minors. ### How was the search made public? The Interior Ministry's CNDES portal is the main official platform Spain uses to publish public missing-person alerts and case details. (heraldo.es) Heraldo said the agency posted the teenager's alert on its website and social media to seek help from the public while police searched for her. El Periódico de Aragón reported that the National Police and CNDES distributed the Zaragoza alert on May 20, two days after the date on which the girl was last seen. (heraldo.es) The public notice included identifying details intended to help the search. ### How does this case fit into the wider picture in Aragón? Aragón media have described a steady flow of active missing-person cases in the region, many involving minors or vulnerable adults. (heraldo.es) Heraldo reported in December that police and the Guardia Civil were then investigating 21 active cases across Aragón, including Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel. (elperiodicodearagon.com) Zaragoza has featured repeatedly in recent CNDES alerts involving teenagers. Heraldo reported other recent cases in April and May in which missing minors from Zaragoza were later found in good health. ### Where do active cases go from here? The CNDES website remains the official public reference point for open missing-person alerts in Spain, including cases in Aragón and Zaragoza. (heraldo.es) Police can activate or withdraw notices there as searches develop, and the portal also directs the public to contact National Police on 091 or the Guardia Civil on 062 with information. As of May 23, the Zaragoza case involving Lauren Noelia U. (heraldo.es) H. had been reported by regional media as resolved, while other Aragón disappearances remained listed through official and media tracking pages. (heraldo.es) (cndes-web.ses.mir.es)