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Missing 12-year-old Florida girl found safe

Cheyenne Mathis last seen in Gainesville, may have been with man

Cheyenne Mathis (Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida missing child alert was canceled on Tuesday afternoon for a 12-year-old girl who missed her school bus, according to sheriff’s officials.

Cheyenne Mathis was last seen in the area of 3200th block of SW 27th Street in Gainesville.

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The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook the girl did not get on her school bus Tuesday morning. Shortly before 5 p.m., the missing child alert was canceled, and deputies said that Mathis had been found safe.

According to the alert from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Cheyenne may have been in the company of a man in his 20s or 30s, but no other information about the man was released.

No additional details have been provided.


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