27 Nov, 2024 @ 21:53
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Missing girl, 16, is found alive and well after vanishing from Tenerife almost a week ago

THE community of Tenerife has breathed a huge sigh of relief after locating a missing 16-year-old girl.

Aroa Perdomo Rodriguez had disappeared almost a week ago and concerns were mounting among her family and friends.

She had last been seen in the area of La Orotava on November 21. The town is near Puerto de la Cruz in the north of the island.

But according to missing person’s charity SOS Desaparecidos, Aroa was finally located on Wednesday.

The organisation updated its missing person’s poster with a blue circle reading: “Search deactivated.”

Aroa was found by members of the public thanks to a huge effort by the local community.

Her photo was shared thousands of times online, as well her description, which said she was seen carrying two backpacks and a black bag when she vanished.

According to reports in Spanish newspaper El Dia, such details proved vital in locating Aroa.

No further details have been released about how or why she was missing.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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