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UPDATE: Missing Spring woman found safe, officials say

Police said the woman made it back to her car parked near a Wendy's on Seawall Boulevard before she vanished.

GALVESTON, Texas — A Spring woman reported missing out of Galveston has been found safe, according to the Texas Center for the Missing. No additional details were released.

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Galveston police need help finding a 19-year-old woman from Spring who was last seen leaving Pleasure Pier.

Amtul Momin was last seen walking to her vehicle near the Wendy's along Seawall Boulevard and 24th Street around 7:30 p.m. Saturday after visiting the historic waterfront complex.

According to police, Momin was at Pleasure Pier for an event with members of her mosque. She went to her car to change her shoes after getting on a water ride right before she vanished.

A friend of the family said they were told surveillance footage showed Momin trying to get into her car before her disappearance. They also said her cell phone and scarf were found near her car. Momin was reported missing about two hours later. She was last seen wearing a navy blue shirt.

Anyone with information about where Momin could be is asked to call the Galveston Police Department at 409-765-3628 or Galveston County Crime Stoppers at 409-763-8477.

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What to do when someone goes missing

Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.

The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost. 

From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help. 

There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

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