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(LOCATED) Concern for Missing Wheaton Teenager 

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Update: December 17, 2020 - Natalie Rivera has been located safe and unharmed. 

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenage female from Wheaton.

Natalie Rivera, age 14, was last seen by family on Friday, December 11, when she left her Gleason Street home on foot.

Rivera is approximately 5’3” tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds.  She has brown eyes and hair dyed orange.  Rivera was last seen wearing a pink Victoria’s Secret jacket with the word “Pink” written on it, gray sweatpants, and white Nike slippers.

Police and family are concerned for Rivera’s welfare. At this time, there is no foul play suspected in this missing person case.

Anyone with information about Natalie Rivera’s whereabouts is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (24-hour line).

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Release ID: 20-504
Media Contact: Rebecca Innocenti 
Categories: missing-person