A 13-year-old girl who vanished 32 years ago from a small town near Phoenix, Arizona has been found alive, authorities say. 

Christina Marie Plante disappeared in 1994 from the small community of Star Valley, sparking an extensive search that failed to find her at the time. 

Plante was reported to have been last seen walking to a stable where she kept her horse, before mysteriously vanishing.  

The Gila County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Plante had miraculously been found alive, but did not offer details over how she was discovered out of respect for her privacy. 

At the time of her disappearance, authorities described her as having vanished ‘under suspicious circumstances’. Investigators have not yet revealed the cause of her disappearance. 

The sheriff’s office said the case went cold but was never officially closed, and was reviewed periodically by a cold case unit. 

In a statement, the sheriff’s office said: ‘Utilizing advances in technology, modern investigative techniques, and detailed case review, detectives developed new leads that ultimately led to a breakthrough.’ 

Christina Marie Plante, a girl who vanished 32 years ago from a small town near Phoenix, Arizona when she was 13, has been found alive, authorities say

Plante disappeared in 1994 from the small community of Star Valley