Spokane Valley police looking for two 12-year-old girls who ran away

May 15, 2026 Updated Thu., May 21, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

Selene Ymer (Courtesy of Spokane Valley Police Department)

By Garrett Cabeza garrettc@spokesman.com (509) 459-5135

Two 12-year-old girls reported missing in Spokane Valley last week have been found.

The parents of Selene Ymer and Brooklyn Wood had reported the girls as runaways, according to a Spokane Valley Police Department news release. The girls were believed to have been traveling together on bicycles, possibly heading toward Idaho, specifically the Rathdrum area.

The sheriff’s office announced that both girls were found and are now safe.

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