UPDATE:
State police report that a Vintondale woman, who was reported missing Thursday night, was found safe earlier this afternoon.
The woman is 18-year-old Nicole Yerty and troopers say she was found at approximately 12:30 p.m. this afternoon at a location in the southern region of Indiana County after she went missing around 8:30 last night along Rexis Road in Buffington Township.
Fire crews from Vintondale, Nanty Glo, Armagh/East Wheatfield, Brush Valley and Clyde, as well as the Indiana County EMA drone command vehicle assisted in the search.
Members of the Troop A barracks would like to thank members of the public, media and other agencies for their assistance with the search.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
State Police have issued a missing person advisory for a teenage girl that has been reported missing in the Vintondale area.
The missing person is Nicole Yerty. She is 18 years old and stands five-feet-one-inch tall and weighs 120 pounds.
(Photos courtesy of PSP-Indiana)
She has brown hair that has been dyed blue and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing glasses, a green T-shirt, black shorts and white sneakers. Police say she was last seen at 8:30 last night walking along Rexis Road in Vintondale. Authorities also believe that she may be at special risk of harm or injury and may be confused as to where she is.
A search detail made up of firefighters from Vintondale, Nanty Glo, Armagh/East Wheatfield, Brush Valley and Clyde fire departments are searching the area she was last seen. Troopers are advising Vintondale residents to check their yards and outbuildings in the event that Yerty is still in the area.
Anyone with information can call State Police at 724-357-1960 or to call 911.















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