Missing Southern California teen found safe after disappearing on 1st day of school
UPDATE: Mayanin Vazquez has been found safe and reunited with her family KTLA learned early Wednesday. No further details about Vazquez’s return were provided. The family has asked for privacy as they focus on reuniting and moving forward. ORIGINAL STORY: Loved ones are distraught after a 16-year-old girl never came home from school and has not been heard from since. On Aug. 12, Mayanin Vazquez and her siblings began their day by walking to South East High School in South Gate. However, along the way, Vazquez separated from the group and missed her first day of class. The last known image of Vazquez was captured outside a Smart & Final grocery store on the 9800 block of Laurel Street in Watts. The girl was seen walking with a mystery man and his arm was seen wrapped around her shoulders. Family members do not know the man and are struggling to find answers in their search for Vazquez. “I’m torn up,” said Samuel Maldonado, the girl’s father. “I don’t know how I’m standing.” Mayanin Vazquez, 16, is seen in a family photo. Mayanin Vazquez, 16, is