- A 13-year-old Edmonton girl who went missing more than
a week ago is now back with her family following an exhaustive
international search.
The girl, who Global News has decided
not to identify by name, disappeared after leaving
her home for school.
Tonight, an Oregon man is facing charges in connection
with her disappearance.
Morgan Black is in Edmonton with the latest.
Morgan?
MORGAN BLACK: This weekend, members of an Edmonton family
are reunited with their 13-year-old daughter.
The teen's mom and dad flew to the United States on Saturday.
After days of searching, the teen was found in Oregon.
The family met her in a Portland hospital,
where she was under precautionary care
under the watch of the FBI.
The teen was reported missing June 24,
last seen getting off her bus.
She never made it to school.
Her disappearance launched a nationwide search which
crossed the border into the US.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested.
Edmonton Police say he will be charged with child luring.
Adding more charges are expected.
Inspector Brent Dahlseide says police believe the man had been
in Edmonton but are still trying to trace
his path in and out of Canada and why he came to the city.
Police suspect the two met online.
BRENT DAHLSEIDE: I don't know how long they may have been
in contact with one another.
I do know that the reason we're going with a child luring
charge at this point is that as one
we believe we can support because
of some of the online history.
MORGAN BLACK: A statement from the FBI
says it helped in the arrest of 41-year-old Noah Madrano
for allegedly luring a 13-year-old girl
from Canada to the US.
It says the man is being held in Oregon on local charges.
The family says they are focused on healing, and on Sunday
shared that their daughter saw her face on the news
before she was found.
In a statement, the family says the daughter
knew in her darkest days that the family
and the entire community was focused on finding her.