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Woman Missing For 3 Weeks In Long Beach Found

The 29-year-old was reported missing after she was last seen about 1:30 a.m. on March 18 in Long Beach.

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Authorities announced Celeste Cristine Contreras, 29, was found after she had last been seen on March 18.
Authorities announced Celeste Cristine Contreras, 29, was found after she had last been seen on March 18. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

LONG BEACH, CA — A Long Beach woman who went missing nearly three weeks ago was found, the sheriff's department announced Monday.

Celeste Cristine Contreras, 29, of Laughlin, Nevada, was reported missing after she was last seen about 1:30 a.m. on March 18 in the 1100 block of Queens Highway, near Windsor Way in Long Beach, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

Authorities announced Monday that Contreras had been located, but details about where and when were not released.

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