BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has announced that Wendy Benito has been found safe.

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The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 13-year-old Wendy Benito.

She was last seen around 6 a.m. on Monday and is believed to have gone missing between 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. She is possibly in the Wilmington area.

She is four feet and eight inches tall and weighs around 75 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who has any information about her whereabouts should call 911 or Detective Kyle White at (910) 269-9053.

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