SAFE Alert canceled after missing 17-year-old from Mesa was located

PHOENIX — Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday morning for a missing 17-year-old girl from Mesa.

Aurelia Thibodeau was found safe, according to the Mesa Police Department.

The SAFE Alert for Thibodeau was issued Wednesday night. At the time, she was last seen around 4 p.m. Monday on foot in a neighborhood near Higley Road and University Drive.

Thibodeau is described 5 feet 10 inches tall and 146 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.

Authorities said she has a medical condition that can cause her to become easily confused.

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

This is an updated version of a story originally published on April 22, 2026.

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