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Girl missing from Woodlawn found

Faustina Nash was last seen July 22 in the 6400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue.

By Ebony Ellis

A 16-year-old girl reported missing from Woodlawn on the South Side has been located.

Faustina Nash was last seen Monday in the 6400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police.

Police canceled the alert Wednesday, stating that Nash had safely returned to her family. Further details were not provided.

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