Missing Bradenton teen found safe, sheriff’s office says

A 14-year-old Bradenton girl reported missing Thursday morning has been located and is safe, according to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Bedanece Delgado, 14, was last seen at her mother’s Bradenton apartment on First Street East around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, a news release from the sheriff’s office said.

Investigators believed Bedanece may have been with her mother, 45-year-old Katina Delgado. According to the sheriff’s office, Delgado does not have court-ordered custody rights to her daughter. They did not believe Bedanece was in danger.

The sheriff’s office reported that Bedanece had been located and was okay at 8:51 p.m. on Thursday.

This story was originally published March 7, 2019 at 2:54 PM.