Missing Santa Cruz Teenager Found Unharmed in Belmopan

Santa Cruz teenager Nellis Maria Diaz has been found unharmed. Police have confirmed to the Diaz family that the 14-year-old who had been missing since February 17 was found in Valle De Paz, Belmopan. Love News spoke to her brother, Luis Diaz Jr who says the family was elated when they got the news. 

Luis Diaz Jr, Brother of Found Teen: “We received a message yesterday around 4:30, that was when the investigating officer from Independence Village sent me a text and told me that they will be retrieving Nelly soon and that she’s alive and healthy. That was the message and when I called him he told me they found where she was, she was in some place around here around these areas in Belmopan in some farm.” 

Reporter: And how did the family react when they heard the news ?

Luis Diaz Jr, Brother of Found Teen: “Well my mother was happy. She fainted because of the situation but she is happy now, she’s okay. My father as well. My entire family already knows and most of them are here.”

We understand that the minor has undergone a medical examination.