{"id":479239,"date":"2026-10-28T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T11:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479239\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T11:50:29","slug":"missing-el-paso-teen-athyana-sanchez-found-safe-receiving-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479239\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing El Paso teen Athyana Sanchez found safe, receiving care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fourteen-year-old Athyana Itzavella Sanchez, also known as Hazel, has been found safe and is receiving medical attention, Socorro police said Tuesday, Oct. 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Athyana was<a data-ylk=\"slk:reported missing on Oct. 16;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/24\/socorro-police-seek-help-finding-missing-teenager-athyana-sanchez\/92398125007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> reported missing on Oct. 16<\/a> and was last seen in the area of Pebble Hills Boulevard and Saul Kleinfeld Drive in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;On Tuesday, Oct. 27 at approximately 1:35 p.m. the Socorro Police Department Street Crimes Unit located at Athyana in the vicinity of Fox Plaza, near the intersection of Buena Vista Street and Alameda Avenue,&#8221; a Socorro Police Department press release stated.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Athyana Sanchez, 14, has been missing from El Paso county since Oct. 16. Anyone who has seen Athyana or has information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Socorro Police Department, 915-858-9237.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1178\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-el-paso-times\/5962efb91cfb22c59812e2a8a4e3976c.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Athyana Sanchez, 14, has been missing from El Paso county since Oct. 16. Anyone who has seen Athyana or has information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Socorro Police Department, 915-858-9237.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Through investigative efforts, including surveillance footage and tips received from the public, officers were able to successfully locate the juvenile. Athyana is currently receiving medical attention and the necessary care and assistance to ensure her well-being,&#8221; police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Because of an ongoing investigation into her disappearance, police released no other details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Socorro Police Chief Robert C Rojas thanked the community for their assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I want to thank everyone who shared our post, called in tips, and provided information that helped us locate this young lady. Our officers put in a lot of work, but the information we received from the public was a big part of finding her. This is why we always encourage people to speak up when they know something. Right now, our focus is making sure she gets the care and help she needs. We appreciate everyone who helped us bring her home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More: <a data-ylk=\"slk:El Paso police review Ku Klux Klan costume incident;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/local\/el-paso\/2026\/10\/26\/el-paso-police-kkk-ku-klux-klan-constume-investigation-statement\/92448614007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso police review Ku Klux Klan costume incident<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mar\u00eda Cort\u00e9s Gonz\u00e1lez may be reached at 915-546-6150; mcortes@elpasotimes.com; @eptmaria.bsky.social on Bluesky, and @eptmariacg on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Missing El Paso teen Athyana Sanchez found safe, receiving care;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/28\/missing-el-paso-teen-athyana-sanchez-found-safe-receiving-medical-care\/92468285007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Missing El Paso teen Athyana Sanchez found safe, receiving care<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fourteen-year-old Athyana Itzavella Sanchez, also known as Hazel, has been found safe and is receiving medical attention, Socorro&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-479239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}