MADDIE MYSTERY
Who is Madison Bell? What to know about the Ohio teen who ‘chose to disappear to start a new life’
AN Ohio teen who went missing for six days before being found safe chose to "disappear."
after Madison Bell an exhaustive search.
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Here is to know known as Maddy.
What happened to Madison Bell?
The teen , just hours before her graduation from McClain High School in Greenfield was set to take place.
Madison had told her mother she was going to get a tan.
Multiple agencies would become involved in the search, and Gov Mike DeWine pleaded for her safe return.
“Anyone with information or who may have seen her, please, please call the Highland County Sheriff’s Office at 937-393-1421,” the governor said on Thursday.
Bell's car was found in a church parking lot, with her phone and wallet still inside.
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Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera said there likely was not a struggle at the missing teen's vehicle, according to .
Loved ones waited for days for any word about the missing teen.
"She’s the most loving girl I’ve ever seen in my life. I mean, I can’t even explain it... I just want her to come home," boyfriend Cody Mann .
Has Madison Bell been found?
The sheriff's office announced on the morning of May 23 that Bell "has been located and is safe."
It turned out that the teen had phoned police to let them know she was safe and that no foul play was involved.
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Additionally, Bell said she did not want to disclose her location.
Her family said in a statement that "we are just relieved to know Maddie is alive and not in physical danger."
"Thank you to every single person who looked for Maddie including Rescue 101 Search and Rescue, Texas Equusearch, the amazing members of our local community, and volunteers that came from other areas to search for our daughter."
Loved ones were grateful to law enforcement agencies for "leaving no rock unturned."
The family asked the public and media to "respect our privacy during this difficult time while we are emotionally raw."
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Sheriff Donnie Barrera said that Bell had told officials that she had disappeared so she could "start a new life."
"It's so great when you get to tell the family their loved one is alive," Chief Andrew Surritt with Rescue 101 told .
"These are the best outcomes. I would much rather have this outcome than a somber outcome."
Who is the person of interest?
Bell was with a person of interest when she reported that she was safe.
Police had of a male subject who investigators believed might have been with the teen or was linked to her in some way.
Cops released a picture of the man after Bell's car was found in the church parking lot, along with some of her valuables.
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"Investigators are interested in identifying the individual in the below photos," multiple agencies wrote on May 21.
"This individual may have information related to the disappearance of Madison Bell from Highland County on May 17, 2020."
A church employee saw a white four-door sedan in the church parking lot on the day Bell vanished, according to investigators.
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