JOURDAN SARATE-18 yo- Austin TX

Search for missing Austin teen continues

A search continues today for an Austin teen who went missing from her
South Austin high school Friday, family and police officials said.


Jourdan Sarate, 18, has not been seen since early Friday afternoon
when she suddenly left her classes at Crockett High School, her mother
Monica Perez said.



Sarate suffers from bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia, and needs medication urgently, Perez, 44, said.


“We are hoping she is still in Austin,” Perez said. “She may be very
emotional, and panicking and we hope someone will notice her.”


On a cognitive level, Sarate (pronounced “Sa-raw-tee”) functions at the level of a 10-year-old, her mother said.


On Friday, the teen saw a school newspaper article about a fatal
auto-pedestrian crash on South First that claimed the lives of two teens
over the holiday break, Perez said. Sarate knew one of the teens from a
class, and became very emotional after hearing of their death, Perez
said.


Perez said Austin police are working to find Sarate. Perez’s
co-workers at Austin nonprofit LifeWorks are also visiting locations
where Sarate may go.


Sarate has been categorized as a missing person because she is an
adult and there is no concern at this time she was abducted, a police
official said. If Sarate were a minor and there was concern of foul
play, it would trigger an Amber Alert, the official said.


“We don’t suspect any foul play,” police spokeswoman Lisa Cortinas said.



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Missing Austin teen reunited with family

kvue.com

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:45 PM

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AUSTIN -- An Austin teen who has been missing since Friday Feb. 10, has been reunited with her family.

Jourdan Sarate, 18, is back home and getting medical attention.

According to a press release sent on behalf of the family, one of Jourdan’s friends reached out to her on Facebook and finally made contact. They arranged a meeting that led to the reunification on Thursday.

Why she disappeared and where she has been is still unknown.

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