Missing 16-year-old girl found and is safe

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A missing 16-year-old girl with Down syndrome was found and is safe, the sheriff said.

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They are looking for Emily Paola Solorzano in the area of North Iredell High School along Raider and Jennings roads.

Emily is 4 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds.

She was wearing blue jeans and a dark gray hoodie and has a blue backpack.

Emily ran past the guardhouse and into the woods after school, the sheriff said.