State Police confirm the 15-year-old from Lee has been located and thank those who helped share the alert.
LEE, N.Y. The search for missing Oneida County teen Izabella J. White has a welcome update: New York State Police say the 15-year-old has been located in good health.
The confirmation changes the message for everyone who shared her missing-person alert. Readers can now help spread the update so older appeals do not leave neighbors believing she is still missing.
“Izabella J. White has been located in good health,” State Police said in an update to their official notice. The agency also thanked the media and public for their assistance.
What State Police have confirmed
The official update confirms that Izabella has been found and is in good health. It does not say where she was located, when she was found or the circumstances surrounding her return. Those details remain unconfirmed, and this report makes no assumptions about them.
The alert began in the town of Lee
State Police had asked for help after Izabella was reported missing from her residence in the town of Lee, Oneida County. According to the original notice, she was last seen at about 11 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Investigators believed she left sometime between that hour and 6 a.m. Wednesday, October 14.
The earlier appeal included the possibility that she could be in the local area or in the Osceola area of Lewis County. That was information provided during the search, not a confirmed account of where she was found.
If you shared the alert, share the outcome
A missing-person notice can continue circulating after police announce someone has been found. If you shared the original appeal, add a clear update: Izabella J. White has been located in good health, according to New York State Police.
Linking to the agency’s updated notice gives others a direct way to verify the news. There is no need to keep circulating her physical description or last-reported clothing as an active appeal.
For now, the most meaningful fact is also the clearest: the teenager at the center of the search has been found in good health.
Updated October 16, 2026. Source: New York State Police, “UPDATE: State Police search for missing juvenile in Oneida County”. The agency page is dated October 15, 2026. This report replaces the earlier missing-person appeal with the confirmed outcome.
