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UPDATE: Missing Dunnellon teen found safe in Polk County

By WFTV.com News Staff

Marion County missing child alert

By WFTV.com News Staff

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — UPDATE: Marion County deputies said Isabella Bowle has been found safe in Polk County.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 13-year-old Dunnellon girl last seen headed to her bus stop for school Friday morning.

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According to the Sheriff’s Office, when Isabella Bowle’s mother went to pick her up from the bus stop Friday evening, she wasn’t on the bus. Deputies later determined Bowles never made it to school at all.

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The sheriff’s office says Bowles may be accompanied by her biological mother, 31-year-old Ashley Holmes. They may also be traveling with a man identified as 30-year-old Codey Beloit.

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Isabella is described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall with blonde hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing a rainbow-striped t-shirt with long sleeves and blue jeans.

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Ashley Holmes is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs approximately 145 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes with tattoos on her neck and shoulders.

Codey Beloit is described as approximately 6 feet tall and weighing 210 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Beloit also has tattoos on his neck and devil horns tattooed on his temples.

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Authorities say they may be traveling in a gray 2012 Dodge Caravan with tag number Y563UE. It’s missing the front bumper and the passenger door is a noticeably lighter shade of gray than the rest of the van.

Anyone with information on where to find Bowles is asked to call the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 1-888-356-4774 or the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at (352) 732-9111. Tips can also be called in through 9-1-1.

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