Fife police: Missing 13-year-old girl found safe

FIFE, Wash. — Update: The 13-year-old girl who was reported missing since Wednesday has been found safe, Fife police said.

Police reported about 9:30 a.m. Vanessa Moore was recovered.

Original story: Fife police are trying to find a missing 13-year-old girl who has not been seen since Wednesday afternoon.

Vanessa Moore was last seen by her father in the 6500 block of 20th Street East in the city of Fife at 3 p.m., when she told her father she was going to the library, which is a short distance away.

When the library closed at 8 p.m., Vanessa still had not returned home.  Her parents tried to find her, but when they could not, they called the police department at 9:45 p.m.

She was last seen wearing a black “Caffeine Queen” shirt, blue pants and a black sweatshirt and was carrying a blue backpack.

Vanessa has family in the Tacoma area and knows people in Lakewood.

Anyone who sees the girl or has information about her whereabouts is asked to call 911.

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