Turquoise Alert canceled after missing 16-year-old girl from Mesa returns home safe

The Arizona Department of Public Safety initially issued the Turquoise Alert for Yolyn Hermios on Sunday morning.

According to the Mesa Police Department, Hermios returned home safe and was uninjured.

In the initial Turquoise Alert, DPS said Hermios was last seen near Dobson and Broadway roads in Mesa on Saturday around 7 p.m.

Hermios is Pacific Islander and is 4 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. She has brown hair with green faded highlights and brown eyes.

Turquoise Alerts are issued when a missing person is under the age of 65, local law enforcement has exhausted all available resources, the person is believed to be in danger or in the company of someone potentially dangerous, and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance are unexplained or suspicious.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on Nov. 2, 2025. 

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