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Missing 9-year-old girl found safe, IMPD says

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Missing Persons Detectives are seeking the public's help in locating 9-year-old Elayne Sidamda. (Provided Photo/IMPD)

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 9-year-old girl who went missing Thursday on the city’s west side has been found safe, Indianapolis police said Friday morning.

“Elayne Sidamda has been located safely,” the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced on X.

IMPD asked for the public’s help to find Elayne Sidamda after she went missing from an apartment complex at the intersection of Lynhurst Drive and Vermont Street on the city’s west side.

Police did not say where Sidamda was found or what led to her disappearance.