FDLE cancels alert for missing Alachua County girl

Nakyia Benett

ARCHER, Fla. The search for a missing 14-year-old girl is over.

Nakyia Bennett was found safe Friday afternoon, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.

A missing child alert was issued Friday morning for Bennett after she went missing Thursday, according to the FDLE.

For more information, contact the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office at 1-352-955-1818.

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FORT MYERS

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MIAMI, FL.

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CAPE CORAL

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PUNTA GORDA

A cabinet set out to be disposed of became home to 8,000 bees outside the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.