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Missing 12-Year-Old Found At Grandmother’s House
A 12-year-old Central Texas girl who was the focus of a major search was found Wednesday afternoon at her grandmother’s home and now police are trying to determine how she ended up there.
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(October 22, 2008)—A 12-year-old Central Texas girl who was the focus of a major search was found Wednesday afternoon at her grandmother’s home in Temple.
The girl is safe and well, Morgan’s Point police said.
Officers are now trying to determine how the girl ended up in Temple.
It’s not clear whether she ran away or whether she was taken there.
The girl spent the night at the Temple residence, police said.
Other details were not immediately available.
Day One, The Search Begins
Destiny Rene Montelongo, 12, of Morgan's Point Resort, was reported missing by her mother after she failed to return home from school Tuesday afternoon.
The search began around 5 p.m. Tuesday after Montelongo’s mother notified police the girl did not got off the school bus as usual and had not come home.
Police had information Tuesday night that the 12-year-old may have left because of a family dispute.
Police also received reports Tuesday night that she may have been seen walking down a street somewhere in the area.
One report indicated Montelongo was seen around a cove just east of the Morgan's Point Marina.
Search teams located the girl’s shoes, a backpack and some clothing Tuesday evening gin a wooded area near Belton Lake.
As officers conducted a door-to-door sweep through the area Tuesday afternoon, the dive team began searching the lake around 7:45 pm
At around 10:30 pm, Montelongo had still not been found. The lake search was called off for the night.
Day Two
Dive teams resumed their search of Belton Lake for Montelongo Wednesday morning, as Morgan’s Point Police continued to canvas the area looking for the missing girl.
Canine search teams also joined the rescue effort.
Wednesday afternoon, Montelongo was located at her grandmothers house in Temple, where she spent the night.
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this girl is my friend she goes to lbms this is terrible. She is emo but a really good person ihave always wondered why she had sooo many problems. But she is tough at school
No matter the "whys" of why this happened... there are people with problems out there... are YOU so perfect? i'm sickened that so many of my fellow Bell County citizens are being so ugly and posting the comments that they are. My prayers are with this family NO MATTER what happened a few days ago.. and they're with a large # of you folks who have posted here too. GOD IS GREAT. ALL THE TIME. He has the power to fix ANYTHING. Even your attitudes.
These comments are too much. Judge not lest ye be judged... She did not spend the night at her grandmother's at all... she showed up at her grandparents in Temple the 2nd day. Her grandfather immediately called to let the police dept. know she was found and ok., parents were notified. Newspapers and the media do get facts mixed up - lots of info flowing at times like this. And who's to judge the emotional state of a 12 yr. old? Shame on you. God forbid any missing child go unsearched for. If the ending had been tragic you'd be sending flowers, money and seemingly heartfelt sympathy.
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