Missing At-Risk Teen Successfully Located

Image courtesy of the Santa Barbara Police Department

today at 5:32 pm

Published October 2, 2026 4:51 pm

{EDITOR'S NOTE} The Santa Barbara Police Department shared Friday, Oct. 2, at 5:15 p.m. that Emily Suarez has been located and reunited with her family. The original version of this article from earlier Friday before the teen was located is below.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Local Police are turning to the public for help locating missing 19-year-old Emily Suarez Friday.

The at-risk teen was last seen in the 400 block of Canada Street in Santa Barbara at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2.

Anyone who sees her or knows about her location is asked to immediately call the Santa Barbara Police Department at 805-897-2465 or dispatchers at 911.

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