A California college student who had been missing for two weeks suddenly reappeared and contacted her parents.
The parents of Noelle Lynch, 23, say their “prayers have been answered” after their daughter reached out over the weekend.
“We would like to extend our gratitude for all of your prayers in locating our daughter Noelle,” Kellie Lynch wrote on Facebook on Saturday. “Those prayers have been answered and Noelle has reached out to us.”
Police had been searching for her after she was last seen earlier this month leaving an apartment building in Inglewood, Los Angeles.
The last time he spoke to his parents was through a stranger’s cell phone, and his own phone was later found inside LAX airport.
“Please, we ask that you respect our family’s privacy at this difficult time,” Kellie Lynch’s Facebook post read. ‘And know that we will share updates with you when we can. Thank you for your love and support.’
Missing California college student Noelle Lynch, 23, has reappeared after two weeks, making contact with her parents, who thanked everyone for their prayers.
Nicole, pictured with her mother, Kellie, posted a message on Facebook saying the family’s “prayers had been answered.”
Nicole’s mother, Kellie, posted a message on Facebook saying she had been in touch and that the family’s “prayers had been answered.”
The 23-year-old is pictured second from left during a day out with her friends.
Lynch’s family was particularly concerned that she was a “vulnerable person” as she had left the family home in Sacramento in “a difficult state of mind” without any of her personal belongings and “may or may not be able to identify herself.” .
According to her father, Noelle had been involved in a car accident, and her car was totaled.
“We didn’t know where he was going and the next thing we knew he was in an accident in Los Angeles between 3 and 4 in the morning,” he said. SF Gate.
Two other vehicles were also involved, he said, and no injuries were reported in the collision.
Then, Noelle’s mother, Kellie, booked her daughter a hotel room near LAX and the couple drove to her.
Her daughter did not stay at the hotel, and later, Kellie received a call from her daughter on “a strange person’s phone.”
According to Mark, the conversation was brief and Noelle was “practically meaningless.” That was the last time her parents heard from her.
Her father, Mark Lynch, had previously said his daughter was vulnerable and had left their Sacramento home in “a difficult state of mind.”
Noelle Lynch, 23, was last seen earlier this month leaving an apartment building in Inglewood, Los Angeles.
Lynch’s disappearance occurred after a car accident, leaving her family concerned about her vulnerable condition and erratic behavior.
Later that day, she was seen leaving the apartment building in Inglewood.
Her father said he doesn’t know why she was in the apartment building, and detectives obtained video of his daughter leaving.
Kellie went to the building and found her daughter’s things, which included a backpack.
His phone was later found at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter at LAX airport, but according to Mark there is no evidence that he got on a plane.
Mark added: ‘She always calls. This is very out of place. She’s had a hard time but she’s always called.’
Mom, Kellie, told him ABC10: ‘She is a good person, she is a good human being, she is loving and kind.’
Noelle is a junior at Sacramento State and the university confirms that she is enrolled in college.