TAMPA, Florida — After a search that started Thursday evening, Hillsborough County deputies say a missing 9-year-old girl has been found safe.
Madison Potts had been last seen around 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies focused their search in the area of Autumn Drive, just south of Skipper Road, in the "The Village of Tampa" community.
Madison had been last seen wearing a pink shirt and jean shorts with a purple backpack. She's about 4 feet 9 inches tall and weighs between 80-100 pounds.
Anyone with information on where Madison was asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200.
As of early Friday, deputies said Madison was going to a friend's home around 6 p.m. and was expected to return back home at 8 p.m. When she didn't return, her mom reported her missing, the agency said.
Deputies said Madison mentioned to friends she was planning on running away after a fight with her brother. The sheriff's office added the 9-year-old's disappearance wasn't considered suspicious.
10 Tampa Bay spoke with a neighbor who said Madison going missing didn't seem like her, adding that she was always good about communicating with her mom and was very responsible.
