Amariya Alise Lewis has been FOUND

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Update as of April 17, 10:05 a.m. - Amariya Alise Lewis was found at a residence not far from Bolton High School. She is okay and has been reunited with her mother.

RPSO handled the missing person’s portion of the case. Now that she’s found, APD will handle where she was and who she was with. This is an ongoing investigation.

According to RPSO, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, around 8 a.m., Amariya left Bolton High School on foot after a brief encounter with the school’s administration.

Amariya was last seen walking down Vance Avenue in Alexandria.

A search party gathered Monday morning (April 17) at City Park to look for Amariya.

A search party gathered at City Park on April 17 to look for 15-year-old Amariya Alise Lewis. — A search party gathered at City Park on April 17 to look for 15-year-old Amariya Alise Lewis.(KALB)

Amariya Alise Lewis was last seen on Thursday, April 13. — Amariya Alise Lewis was last seen on Thursday, April 13.(RPSO)

We spoke with Amariya’s mother on April 17 about her daughter’s disappearance:

Amariya's mother speaks about the teen's disappearance

Rapides Parish School Superintendent Jeff Powell released the following statement on Monday, April 17:

We also asked Powell about the incident at Bolton. Here’s what he said:

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