Crime & Safety
Missing Abingdon Girl Found
An Abingdon teen reported missing Monday was found safe out of state early this morning.
A 16-year-old Abingdon girl who was reported missing on Monday, was found in South Carolina early Tuesday morning.
Bethany Eder was found in Aiken, SC, around 2:40 a.m, officials said.
Eder, a student, was after she and her parents had an argument over an inappropriate relationship she was involved in, according to Monica Worrell, public information officer with the .
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She was seen later that morning writing a letter at her home in the 1400 block of Valley Forge Way, according to Worrell. Her family later found a note from Bethany saying she needed a fresh start and was leaving home, Worrell said.
Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, her parents called police and reported she was missing.
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Flyers being distributed Monday asked for help finding her and urged people with information about her whereabouts to call police.
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