UPDATE: FDLE said 17-year-old Gisselle Diaz-Maldonado was found safe in Fort Lauderdale.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said 17-year-old Gisselle Diaz-Maldonado, who was last seen in Bradenton and may be traveling toward the Oakland Park area.
Authorities said she was last seen wearing a purple shirt and black and white ripped jeans in the area of the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Avenue East in Bradenton.
Officials believe she may be in the company of a male, possibly traveling in a black two-door Honda.
The alert was upgraded due to an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police.
Multiple Hillsborough County schools are closing down in 2027
Tampa Bay 28 reporter Jada Williams has the latest on how Hillsborough County Public Schools is planning major student reassignments and school closures for the 2027-28 school year.
