Albert Lea, Mn (KROC-AM News) - There’s been a happy end to the search for a missing teenager in southern Minnesota.

The Waseca County Sheriff’s Department reported Thursday night that 13-year-old Grace Cummins has been located in Albert Lea and she is safe. No other details have been released.

Earlier Thursday, a statewide alert was issued for the New Richland teenager, indicating she had been missing since Tuesday when she was last seen leaving her school and climbing into a blue semi-truck. The driver of the truck told officials he drove the girl about 20 miles to Albert Lea, where he dropped her off.

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