Missing Child Alert canceled for Collier County teen

Octavia Joseph is described as a missing teen. (CREDIT: Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

UPDATE: The alert has been canceled and she has been found safe.

A Florida Missing Child Alert has been activated for a 17-year-old girl last seen in Collier County.

Octavia Joseph was last seen in the area of the 2600 block of Horseshoe Drive South, north of the Naples Airport.

A Florida Missing Child Alert was issued for Octavia Joseph. (CREDIT: Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

She was seen wearing a white T-shirt with “ninjas floss better” written on it, green shorts and black slippers.

Her hair is black with blonde tips. She may be traveling in a silver Toyota Corolla. The vehicle has a red bumper.

Joseph is 5-foot, 6-inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds.

If you have information on her whereabouts, please call the Naples Police Department at 239-213-4844 or 911.

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