Hialeah

Miami-Dade 16-year-old found after she was missing for more than a week

By Omar Rodriguez Ortiz and Devoun Cetoute
Emma Elizabeth Rivera, 16, was last seen in her school on Dec. 14 at approximately 10 a.m. wearing a gray school uniform polo shirt, blue jean pants and black sneakers. She is 5’2, weighs 140 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
Emma Elizabeth Rivera, 16, was last seen in her school on Dec. 14 at approximately 10 a.m. wearing a gray school uniform polo shirt, blue jean pants and black sneakers. She is 5’2, weighs 140 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Miami-Dade Schools Police Department

A 16-year-old Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School student has been found after she was missing for more than a week, Miami-Dade Schools Police.

Early Tuesday afternoon, Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Edwin Lopez tweeted that Emma Elizabeth Rivera was recovered.

She had been last seen at her school around 10 a.m. Dec. 14, Lopez said Thursday night.

This story was originally published December 23, 2021 at 10:45 PM.

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Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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