News · 17 June 2026

Missing UK teen found after Ecuador mountain rescue

A missing British teenager, feared to be a victim of human trafficking, has been found safe in Ecuador's Andes mountains after an international search. Ecuador Police, with non-profit Our Rescue, found her with an American man, subject to an Interpol international notice, in Imbabura province. Protection protocols were immediately activated due to the trafficking suspicions, and she is now in a specialist shelter in the capital, Quito.

By BriefTea Editorial · 17 June 2026 at 1:12

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