In a brief but urgent update, the Carmel Police Department shared a relieving piece of news through their social media channels: 13-year-old Hayat Taylor Secen, who had been reported missing, has been found safe and sound. The announcement came following an earlier call to the public for assistance in locating the young girl, who had last been seen around Clay Middle School in Carmel. The original police department’s post described Hayat as 5’02”, 100 lbs, with light brown hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing a brown sweatshirt, jeans, and carrying a checkered backpack.
Details regarding how and where Hayat was found have not been disclosed by the authorities. Yet, there is a collective sigh of relief among the community members, who had been on high alert since the notice of her disappearance. The Carmel Police Department, in their update, did not elaborate on the circumstances of Hayat’s return but emphasized her safety in the statement, “Hayat has been safely located.”…