Search for missing schoolgirl (16) stood down as gardai issue update
Makayla Brady from Malahide, County Dublin was reported missing last month
A public appeal for help in locating a missing schoolgirl has been stood down, gardai have confirmed.
The appeal was issued at the end of last month after 16-year-old Makayla Brady vanished from her home in Malahide, County Dublin on Sunday, March 30.
A number of searches have been carried out since and gardai have now issued a positive update.
"Makayla Brady who is reported missing from Malahide, County Dublin since Sunday, March 30 2025, has been located safe and well," said a spokesperson in a brief statement, issued this Thursday morning.
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Gardai, who have not disclosed any further information publicly, have thanked members of the public and the media for the assistance with the missing person appeal.