Updated: Rosie O’Donnell’s Daughter Has Been Found

Chelsea O'Donnell, teenage daughter of Rosie O'Donnell, missing All Photos: Rosie O'Donnell via Twitter

Chelsea O’Donnell, teenage daughter of Rosie O’Donnell, is in police custody and will be home soon, according to O’Donnell and Kelli Carpenter, her other parent. 
All Photos: Rosie O’Donnell via Twitter

After days of not hearing from her daughter and a public plea for help to locate her, Rosie O’Donnell posted via Twitter that Chelsea “has been found.” Kelli Carpenter, her other mother and Rosie’s ex-wife, also posted via FB that the teenager was in police custody and was not missing any longer.

Police in New York had been searching for Chelsea O’Donnell, 17, who had been missing since Sunday, August 16, according to information from rosie.com.

Nyack, New York police authorities were looking for her in the Rockland County area since her disappearance. According to CNN, the family contacted South Nyack Police in upstate New York on Sunday to report that Chelsea had not returned home, Sgt. Daniel Wilson said.

After the news broke, Rosie tweeted at 1:23 a.m. (see below) “dude was asking for u today … dude #urFAMILY #call.” Then, at 12:53 p.m. today, Rosie tweeted that Chelsea “is now believed to be near NYC.”

Chelsea and her dog Bear, who was believed to be with her at the time of her disappearance.

Chelsea and her dog Bear, who was believed to be with her at the time of her disappearance.

CNN also reported that “Police have not officially classified Chelsea as “missing,” but the investigation continues, he said. Police have no information about the dog or the medication that O’Donnell referred to in her statement.”

“She left home with her 6 month old therapy dog named Bear. The dog is a 9 lbs. brown and black terrier,” explained the website entry. “Chelsea stopped taking her medicine and is in need of medical attention. Any information please contact authorities at 845-358-0206 or 911.”

[This story will be updated as news of Chelsea come in].

Editor’s Note: All of this information can be found throughout TRT’s social media and just about every news outlet. Please spread the word about Chelsea.

https://twitter.com/Rosie/status/633683044050817024

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