Runaway Girl from Ohio Found Dead in Nevada, Friend Safe in California

The search for Ohio's missing teens has ended with one girl found dead in Nevada and the other rescued from California.

The duo, from Painesville, had been missing since Thanksgiving, The New York Post reported.

According to Painesville Police Department, Kathryn McGuire, 15, died on Dec. 8 at Dignity Health Saint Rose Hospital in Henderson, Nevada.

In a Facebook post, the police said they were notified on Dec. 8 that McGuire had been brought to Dignity Health Saint Rose Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The statement said Haylie Vance, also 15, was found safe by Long Beach California Police on Dec. 4.

"Nineteen-year-old male Aaron Larkin, who was also reported missing, had been with McGuire in Henderson, Nevada, and has been detained pending an investigation by the Henderson Police Department," the statement added. The cause of her death was not known and Larkin has not been charged with any crime.

The Painesville Police Department has also released a timeline of the events that led to finding McGuire and the news about her death. According to the police, the girls went missing from their homes on Nov. 26 and Larkin left an apartment he shared with an adult sister in Willoughby on the same day.

Vance confirmed to the police that she and McGuire left Ohio voluntarily and drove to California with Larkin, 19 News reported. They spent six days together in California.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office in Nevada has informed that the cause of McGuire’s death will not be released now. Though the Henderson Police have started an investigation, no charges have been filed yet. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Painesville Police Department at 440-392-5840, as per the Facebook post.

Ever since the duo went missing, the Painesville Police, multiple local law enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service had been following many leads, tirelessly trying to locate the girls and Arkin.

After the girls went missing, McGuire's mother had launched a frantic search for her daughter, issuing regular updates on social media about the hunt. She had begged her daughter to come home and also expressed concern about McGuire's heart condition.