10-Year-Old Found Alive: Nicole Ryan Calif. Girl Went Missing Is Found 12 Hours Later. A 10-year-old girl who was reported missing from her California home overnight has been found 12 hours later, injured and shoeless in front of a Starbucks coffee shop.
Nicole Ryan was apparently spotted by someone who recognized her from information that had been publicized and contacted the Police Department.
The girl with distinctive long red hair was found at mid-afternoon in Woodland Hills about six miles from her home in the Northridge area of Los Angeles.
The MailOnline reports, the child was dropped off by an unknown person in a parking lot near a Goodwill store shortly before 3pm.
A female passerby recognized the girl from the news by her distinctive red hair and alerted police.
A patrol officer who responded to the 911 call arrived at Oxnard Street and Canoga Avenue and located the child.