SAFE Alert canceled after missing 13-year-old Mesa girl located safely

A SAFE Alert for a missing 13-year-old girl from Mesa was canceled Sunday night after she was located safely, authorities said.

The SAFE Alert for Anneliese Dahlin had been issued Thursday. At the time, she was last seen near Guadalupe and Signal Butte roads on Thursday around 2 p.m.

Dahlin is described as 5 feet, 1 inch tall and 120 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

She suffers from a medical condition which may cause her to become disoriented or confused.

SAFE Alerts have replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older or missing persons who have dementia or developmental/cognitive disabilities.

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