A local teenager, who was missing for more than half a day, is now safe with family members.
They'd last seen 17 year old Cori Franklin around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon.
By five Tuesday night, they called the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office for help.
Deputies, police dogs, and a State Police helicopter searched for Franklin all night.
They finally found her around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in a heavily wooded area about a mile from her home.
She'd been outside in the drizzle and temperatures in the 40s for 17 hours.
The only shelter she had was a tree stand used for deer hunting.
Rescuers took Franklin to a Lynchburg hospital to get checked out.
Deputies say she'll be just fine.
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Authorities in Pittsylvania County are searching for a missing 17-year-old.
Cori Franklin was last seen around noon on Tuesday.
She was wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans, and brown boots.
Cori has black hair and is five foot three inches tall, about 155 pounds.
Anyone who may have seen her is asked to call the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
