St. Paul

Vulnerable teen missing since Saturday has been found safe

The 15-year-old girl was last seen Saturday at a St. Paul women's shelter.

By Mary Lynn Smith

May 24, 2017 at 3:21AM

St. Paul police have ended their search for a 15-year-old girl who had been missing since Saturday.

Anna Thorson has been found and is safe, according to the girl's aunt.

Thorson, who is considered vulnerable, had been missing since 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when she was last seen at a St. Paul women's shelter.

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Mary Lynn Smith

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Mary Lynn Smith is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County. Before that, she worked in Duluth where she covered local and state government and business. She frequently has written about the outdoors.

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