AMBER Alert cancelled for missing North Carolina 15-year-old girl

SEVEN SPRINGS, N.C. (WTVD) -- An AMBER Alert was canceled about an hour after being issued Monday afternoon.

Lenoir County Sheriff's Office said it received reports Monday morning that a 15-year-old girl had not been seen since Saturday around 11 p.m. She was last seen at her home in Seven Springs.

The sheriff's office said the girl has been found and is safe. It also thanked the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their assistance.

There was no further information about why she was missing. ABC11 reached out to investigators to learn why this case was elevated to an AMBER Alert but no details were offered.

The sheriff's office added that there would be "an update on this soon."

The criteria for an AMBER Alert is that the missing child is younger than 17 years old, was abducted, and is believed to be in danger.