A missing girl from Arizona was found in Olympia's Jungle encampment, U.S. marshals say

by KOMO News Staff
Sat, June 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Updated Sat, June 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM


FILE- A photo of an Olympia homeless camp, where a man was arrested by police after allegedly throwing "softball-sized rocks" at firefighters who were responding to an active fire. (KOMO News)

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A missing and endangered child from Arizona was found at the homeless encampment known as "The Jungle" in Olympia, after investigators received information that the child may have been a victim of sex trafficking. U.S. marshals said.

The girl had been reported missing to the Mesa, Arizona, Police Department in May, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

On June 18, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified the agency that the child was potentially being sex trafficked in Washington state.

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On Thursday, U.S. marshals, assisted by the Washington State Department of Corrections, canvassed the encampment and found the missing child. The female juvenile was transferred to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the Olympia Police Department for treatment and victim assistance.

"Protecting our nation's children is of the highest importance," Acting U.S. Marshal Donrien Stephens said in a statement. He credited local, state, and community partners for helping safely recover a youth at elevated risk of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.


A photo of an Olympia homeless camp, where a man was arrested by police after allegedly throwing "softball-sized rocks" at firefighters who were responding to an active fire. (KOMO News)

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The child's exact age was not made public by U.S. marshals, just that she had been found safe.