3:40 p.m. Two days after she was reported missing, authorities say the missing Missouri teenager has been located and is safe in Daviess County.

In a press release, the Daviess County Sheriff’s office said 14-year-old Megan Taylor Guffey and her boyfriend 17-year-old Jeramy Sanders were found Monday afternoon. He was taken into custody.

 

GALLATIN, Mo. (AP) — An endangered person advisory has been issued for a northeast Missouri teenager who might have run away with a 17-year-old boy.

The issued the alert late Sunday for 14-year-old Megan Taylor Guffey. She is believed to be with a boy after they did not return to Daviess County as expected on Sunday.

Authorities believe the two might be headed to Wichita.

Megan is described as white, about 5-feet-3 inches, 113 pounds with red hair, hazel eyes and a light complexion. Her hair is shaved near her right ear.

The boy was described as Hispanic, about 5-feet-6, and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

They were in a light blue, late 1990s Ford Taurus with Kansas registration.