SAN DIEGO COUNTY (KGTV) — The San Diego County Sheriff's Office says the missing 17-year-old a feather alert was issued for has been found safe.
According to the sheriff's office, the girl ran away from the home she was staying at on the Pala Reservation around 2 p.m. on Aug. 2. It was announced she was found safe just after 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Family members told the sheriff's office she ran away because she didn't want to go back to Texas with her family.
Officials with the sheriff's office say her mother reported her as a runaway juvenile on Aug. 6. They say the girl was considered to be at-risk, because she does not have a history of running away.
The Sheriff's Office notified the California Highway Patrol to issue a Feather Alert across the state, which has since been lifted.
A Feather Alert is a resource available to law enforcement agencies investigating the suspicious or unexplained disappearance of an indigenous person. The alerts provide immediate information to the public to help find a missing person.
According to a press release from the sheriff's office, the girl who was missing is a Native American female, around 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. The press release states she has red straight long hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a gray shirt (Cookies brand), black shorts and a black/pink handbag or backpack.
If you have any information regarding Sunnie, please contact San Diego Sheriff's Dispatch at (858) 868-3200.
