Man arrested after girl, 15, found alive 500 days after man from Snapchat 'kidnapped' her

Man arrested after girl, 15, found alive 500 days after man from Snapchat 'kidnapped' her In May 2025 Kylie Arellano left her family home in Utah and never returned. She was just 15-years-old at the time of her disappearance but after a 500-day nationwide search she has been found A teenager who vanished after meeting a man over Snapchat has been found alive after a 500-day manhunt. In May 2025 Kylie Arellano left her family home in Garden City, Utah and never returned. She was just 15-years-old at the time of her disappearance. A 500-day nationwide search involved FBI agents who scrambled for leads. Her mother Stephanie Coleman even set up a Facebook group to share information about the search. Over the 500-day search there were dozens of unconfirmed sightings but she was finally found on Sunday November 1. Kylie was found with a 39-year-old man in Oregon, the FBI said without providing further details. He was taken into custody without incident. Stephanie wrote a post on the Facebook page to confirm the news, it said: "I was looking at a photo of my babygirl and Kylie was found safe,the day before my birthday. Thank you all so much! We will be back, to save more!" Her group claimed that she had been held captive for more than a year but her mother never gave up looking. Kylie Arellano’s grandmother thanked the authorities for finding her on X: ‘Thank for all you and your agents and teams are doing to find our baby girl, Kylie Arellano and bring her home!’ A law enforcement source told Fox News, the suspect allegedly met the teenager on Snapchat before her disappearance. The FBI and the Rich County Sheriff’s Office have been actively investigating this case for more than a year and pursuing every lead received from across the U.S. and in other countries. "As this case is ongoing, no further information will be released at this time,"the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office said in a statement. FBI Director Kash Patel said: "Tonight, local police in Oregon brought a minor who had been missing for a year and a half to safety, acting on information provided by our FBI Salt Lake City Field Office. We are grateful she can return home, and we will continue working with our partners to hold those responsible accountable."