Missing Colorado Girl Chloe Campbell Found 10 Days After Vanishing From School

Chloe Campbell was found at 5 p.m. at a home in Thornton, a suburb about 26 miles from Boulder, according to Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold.

"While investigators continue to believe that Chloe ran away, there is an ongoing investigation about where she was and what occurred while she was separated from her family," Herold said. 

According to the police, Campbell was returned to her family and will undergo a medical evaluation. Authorities stated they do not believe she was detained against her will despite the fact that few facts were made public.

The adolescent was last seen on September 30 at about 6 o'clock in Boulder close to Boulder High School. Her family claims she was seen at a high school football game with two older males who were regarded as "sketchy."

Updates on the search for Chloe was a Google Doc page that the Campbell family had been using to keep the public informed. The family began looking into her disappearance when her father, David Campbell, told local station KDVR that his daughter "never came home."

According to the Google Doc, Campbell's family speculated after her disappearance that "she may be with someone (or multiple individuals) who are males, or older boys, who might be involved in drug selling and who may have violent criminal records," based on what they had heard from the teen's acquaintances.

According to Campbell's relatives, other children may have known where she was or how to find her. Authorities stated over the weekend that they thought Campbell was a "runaway" and may be in danger.

Investigators stated that Campbell's pals may have received texts from the missing youngster claiming she was in Arizona with family and did not want to go back home.

"There are indications that considerable steps were being taken by Chloe to avoid contact from law enforcement as well as her family," Boulder Dep. Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said during Monday's briefing. "We, however, had indications that she was alive throughout the week."

Campbell was reported missing, but no Amber Alert was sent by the authorities. In order to "prevent public weariness," Redfearn claimed that the warning is only utilized in the most extreme circumstances, such as abductions.

"Boulder police had no evidence to suspect that an abduction had occurred," he said. Detectives consulted with Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents who agreed the case did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert."

In a meeting with investigators, CBI agents decided to issue a Missing and Endangered Person Alert, which notifies national media sources if Campbell isn't located by Monday.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.