Gainesville High student missing for days found safe

A 16-year-old Gainesville High School student who was missing for days has been found safe, police say.

Vanessa Ashley, who also goes by Sid or Sidney, was safely located late Tuesday, Dec. 21. She had been missing since Dec. 17 when she failed to come home after school.

Police did not say where or how the teen was located. They extended their thanks to the public for their help in finding her.

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