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Missing Model From The Bahamas Found Safe: NYPD
The 35-year-old was missing for more than five weeks.
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — The model who was missing for more than five weeks in New York City was found safe, the NYPD said Thursday.
Bahamian model Jenelle Hollingsworth, 35, was located safe weeks after she was last seen checking out of a Financial District hotel late October, according to her family and police.
Her mother, Jan Hollingsworth, said, "Truly God is real!" when she found out the news.
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She was found safe and is receiving mental health care, according to Hollingsworth.
Jenelle Hollingsworth, called Jenny by her friends, was en route back to the Bahamas from the United Kingdom where she had been living for several months before she went missing.
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Family and her boyfriend said authorities were slow to move on finding her at first, but Thursday afternoon, cops announced she had been found.
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