Child Rescue Alert stood down as 14-year-old girl is found safe in Belfast

The teenage girl was found in the Belfast area.

A Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) Alert has been called off after a 14-year-old girl was located safe and well. Svetlana Murphy was reunited with her family last night and an 18-year old male was arrested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and is currently in custody.

Gardaí wish to advise that the CRI Alert has now been stood down.

Svetlana Murphy has been located safe and well in Belfast this evening. She will be reunited with her family tonight. All previous Tweets regarding this CRI Alert have now been removed. — Garda Info (@gardainfo) April 22, 2021

The child rescue alert was issued yesterday morning with Gardaí saying they had "serious concerns that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare" of Murphy. Gardaí have now appealed for privacy for the family saying, "We would like to thank the public, media and other agencies for assistance provided during this time.No further media action is required at this time."