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The search for two young runaways from Buena Vista ended last night as Pyper Wilhelm, 16, and Logan Gilbert, 15, were located safely in Knoxville, Tenn. The teens were found around 5:30 yesterday evening and were awaiting reunification with their parents, the Buena Vista Police Department posted on their Facebook page this morning.
Buena Vista Police Chief Wayne Handley told The News-Gazette this morning that investigators with the department will talk to Wilhelm and Gilbert when they get back to Buena Vista to get more definitive reasons on why they ran away. He did confirm that they were not abducted, despite rumors to the contrary.
Also in the Facebook post, the department thanked “all those involved with helping to locate Logan and Pyper,” noting that “countless tips were provided by family, friends, and citizens, state-wide law enforcement agencies assisted with out-of-area follow-ups,” and adding, “a special thank you to each and every one of our dispatchers [for] fielding and coordinating the myriad of calls originating out of Central Dispatch.”
