San Diego

Police Searching At-Risk Teen Girl Missing from Carmel Country Highlands Home

The family is offering a $20,000 reward for any information that helps in returning her to them.

A Missing Person at Risk alert has been issued for 15-year-old Natalia Benito of San Diego, whom police say made statements indicating she wanted to harm herself prior to her disappearance.

The San Diego Police Department says that Benito was last seen at her home at 11000 Corte Belleza in the Carmel Country Highlands neighborhood at 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

Benito is described as a white female, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black sweatpants, but it is possible that she has since changed clothes.

Benito’s family is offering a $20,000 reward for any information that helps in returning her to them.

If you have information regarding Natalia Benito or her whereabouts, you can call SDPD at (619)531-2000. Police ask that you call 9-1-1 if you see her.

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