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Missing child 11-year-old Satsuma girl found safe

Makayla Meyers was reported missing shortly after 6:30 p.m. after her parents told investigators she walked outside her home on Breeze Way Avenue.
Credit: Putnam County Sheriff's Office

SATSUMA, Fla. — An 11-year-old girl Satsuma girl reported missing Wednesday is safe after authorities found her a short distance from her home.

Makayla Meyers was reported missing shortly after 6:30 p.m. after her parents told investigators she walked outside her home on Breeze Way Avenue, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. 

Just before 10:30 p.m., the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert, saying they believed she was with a young adult male that she had possibly met on social media.

Shortly after midnight, the sheriff's office reported Meyers had been found safe and appeared to be unharmed. 

Investigators are now trying to determine if she was the victim of a crime.

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