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    14-year-old American girl goes missing in Mexico

    By Nadine El-Bawab,

    2024-07-11

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    The FBI is now assisting in the search for a Utah teen who disappeared while visiting relatives in Mexico City last month.

    Elizabeth "Ely" Gonzalez, 14, was last seen on June 30 in the San Juan Tlihuaca neighborhood, according to Mexico City authorities. Although her current whereabouts are unknown, investigators believe she is still in Mexico, the FBI said.

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    FBI - PHOTO: Elizabeth Gonzalez

    Authorities have seen video they say shows an adult manipulated Gonzalez to get into a taxi, FBI Special Agent Steven Hymas told Salt Lake City ABC affiliate KTVX . She has not been seen since.

    An Amber Alert was activated for Gonzalez on July 1, Mexico City authorities said.

    Gonzalez was wearing dark blue jeans, a black hoodie and black and white Vans when she was last seen. She is described as 5-foot-1, weighing 140 pounds and with brown eyes and brown hair.

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    FBI - PHOTO: Elizabeth Gonzalez

    Gonzalez’s mother, Alma Soreque, said she had spoken to her daughter the morning she went missing.

    Later that day, she received a call from her family saying Gonzalez had walked to a nearby store for a soda and never returned home, Soreque told ABC4.

    The FBI is asking anyone with information to call its Salt Lake City field office at 801-579-1400. You can also contact your local FBI office, the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov .

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    Peyton
    07-14
    mexico is a beautiful place, and it is safe if you know where to go and take basic and needed safety measures. i recently visited and had no negative encounters with anyone. what happened to this girl is terrible but did not happen only because she was in mexico. this stuff happens everywhere in the world every day. for those who are concerned about her nationality and if she is american: does it really matter at this time? this is a young girl who went missing. the news publicity comes from the fact that she is not a Mexican citizen. please stop bringing nationality and this girl's ethnicity into this and just pray for her safe return back to her family.
    James Bond
    07-14
    There acting like if there going to something about it, simple words there not most likely she was a victim of cartel violence !!!
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