Bradenton woman found safe after being missing for two weeks, cops say
A 26-year-old woman from Bradenton has been found after she was reported missing more than two weeks ago, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
Courtney Lea Hostetler was found and is OK, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday.
When she was reported missing on Feb. 22, Hostetler had last been seen leaving her mother’s home on 39th Street East in Bradenton around 3:15 p.m. that day to go to a 7-Eleven, but left a purse and a bag with her belongings at the home, according to a press release.
She was expected to return shortly, but did not.
This story was originally published March 7, 2019 at 3:53 PM.