Fargo Police: Missing teen found in Detroit Lakes

Photo by: Fargo Police Department
Photo by: Fargo Police Department

(Fargo, ND) -- A local family is resting a bit easier after some welcome news came down the wire Monday evening.

The Fargo Police Department tells WDAY Radio that 15-year-old Hailie Carlson was found in Detroit Lakes and is safe.

Carlson, who went missing early on Christmas Day, had been missing for over a full day before being found in Detroit Lakes.

Her family had taken to social media to ask for anyone with her known whereabouts to contact them. A post to Facebook from her family noted that Hailie had been dealing with some mental health issues recently, and that she had talked about running away to a different state recently before leaving in the early morning hours Sunday.

Carlson is believed to be okay, and is being reunited with her family.