By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-19 12:19:30 | Updated at 2026-08-19 12:32:17
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A Texas teen who vanished just days before she was set to head to college has been found safely, cops announced Tuesday.
Camilla Fuentes, 18, was found by detectives from the Rowlett Police Department, though where or how she was discovered was not immediately known.
She was last seen around 4:30 p.m. last Thursday, when her family believed she had left the house to go to work – but her manager said she didn’t have work that day and that she never showed for her Friday shift.
Eighteen-year-old Camilla Fuentes — who went missing on Aug. 13 — has been found safely. KDFW
Police found her car in Garland, Texas and treated the incident as a missing person’s case because she left behind a note. Rowlett Police DepartmentHer family found her car parked at the restaurant where she worked in North Garland with her phone, keys, Apple Watch and AirPods inside the vehicle.
She also left behind a note, but investigators have not divulged its contents, prompting police to treat her disappearance as a missing person case, rather than suspecting foul play.
Fuentes is set to head to VIllanova University in the fall to study civil engineering.
