11-year-old girl goes missing in Mille Lacs area, later found in St. Paul

Authorities said the girl was in good health when she was found.

August 14, 2022 at 1:14AM
Jaelyn Campbell (Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office says they located an 11-year-old girl on Saturday who went missing a few days earlier.

Jaelyn Campbell was found Saturday in St. Paul, the sheriff's office posted on Facebook. She was being checked out at a medical facility but appears to be in good health, the agency said.

Campbell had last been seen Thursday in Onamia.

The Sheriff's Office conducted ground and aerial searches.Chief Deputy Kyle Burton said Saturday afternoon that investigators had believed Campbell had left the county. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension helped with the search.

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