UPDATE: Missing Mankato teen found

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - UPDATE: Maci Jean Covey, the 14-year-old who had been missing since October 8, has been found and is safe. The city thanks those who assisted in locating her.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Mankato Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teen.

According to police, on Tuesday, October 8, Mankato Department of Public Safety received a report of a runaway 14 year old female.

Maci Jean Covey is 5′ 1″ tall, about 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in the area of South 5th Street and Cherry Street. She was wearing green pants, a black zip up hooded sweatshirt with a pink bow, a white hat, and a multi-colored backpack.

If anyone has information that could help lead to Covey’s location, you are asked to contact Mankato Public Safety at 507-387-8725.

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