Missing Franklin County girl found safe

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: Leanna Blankenship has been found safe, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

EARLIER STORY: The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s help finding a teenage girl.

Leanna Blankenship, 17, was last reported seen September 14 on Samuel Lane in Rocky Mount, and she was reported as a runaway the next day. Leanna is 5′5″ and 140 pounds, with brown eyes and blonde/pink hair. She has shoulder and foot tattoos, according to the sheriff’s office.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 540-483-3000.