Missing teen considered runaway

Hi. I wanted to let all of you know that after two weeks my daughter, Fallon Elkins has been found. Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and prayers. A.

Dearest Ashley, We love you and are so glad you are safe! Mike and Julie - As we continue to pray, let us know if there is anything we can do. Aunt Tammy, Uncle Ron and Rebecca

Ashley was recovered in Key West, Florida, and we returned home with her Sunday. She's healthy and happy, and back in school. Thank you for those who shared our concern. Julie Ryan

Why hasn't there been any more posts about this child? Is she indeed found? Home? Safe?

Those of you who are commenting trying to support Ashley and her family are to be commended. There will always be, lets just say people, who are willing to jump on someone’s back to crush them to destroy them to elevate their own personal worth. People who pretend to know more than they know, be more than they are and act more self righteous than well you know who. It is very obvious from this investigation that the sheriffs department and LEO’s LOL wow an acronym had the situation under control from the beginning. Thank you, for all the hard work that was put in from both the local officials and volunteers. As for the negative comments by certain again lets say “people” They are not worth the bits and bytes and band width to comment on. There will always be those “PEOPLE”!!!!!! For those of us with children, that we actually love, no amount of money, time and or emotion is to little or to extreme to save them. We are talking about a young woman here not a dog or a cat or piece of furniture. A human being! If there had been or need to be a search for Ms. Ryan I can tell you this there would be no need to pay for people to come and execute it. These people ( different from those people above) Have hearts and have been there or know someone who has been in a no win situation. They, we, us -- choose to help with out condemnation with out the need for payment or repayment. So unless you are Ashley or her family or a member of a search team or local first responder which I think is pretty obviously – not the case. Your comments are not worth a response.

No matter what!! Ashley needs to be found and brought home. People, she is only 17. Her brother and others are looking diligently for her. She and her family are in my prayers.

Hello to the family of ashley i hope she is safe and i hope she comes back home i ish the same would've happen to my friend delamez but i will pray and keep postive thoughts about her

I know Ashley and those of you who are saying negative things about her have no right to do so!! I want to say this Ashley is a very kind and loving girl, she shined in music and I believe it was her calling. This young lady obviously needs help. Shame on not Ashley, but on the ones who are posting the false accusations you have of Ashley. You have no clue who Ashley is or what went on in her life. Ashley if you are reading this, please know, that many of us have never stopped praying and wishing for your return; especially the band students. Please contact one of us! WE MISS YOU!!!

She's probably been living it up at the Magic Kingdom while everyone else has been worried sick about her.

It is so funny that today we are ready to condemn a young lady that just the other day we felt needed our help. We are so quick to jump from on side to the other when we have no right to even have a side. We don’t have the knowledge or experience to make an educated decision. To those of you who are ready to run this young lady up the flag pole or are ready to through her to the dogs, I hope you are never in a situation where you need help and no one knows or cares or helps. Because if you are, your comments and thoughts will be a cold reality. Why are we so ready to condemn a person knowing nothing about there situation. Her actions were of some one who need help was crying for help, where were her friends, her family and any body else that claimed to be someone in her life. Sometimes we, you, her -- feel the only solution is to run. Some of us run to alchol, drugs or away. Some of us if we are lucky can run to a friend or our family. We need as another has said to keep her in our prayers and to keep ourselves in our prayers so that we never end up in a situation that would make us feel the way she must have felt or be feeling. I hope, as a father, that she finds what she needs to get help. She is a talented student and a hard working friend. When you say your prayers tonight say one for Ashley and others in your school that may be in a similar place.

I agree with concern mom. Do not judge her because you do not know her story. The comments that the previous people made are why some kids are to scared to ask for help, because they think people will judge them incorrectly. You do not know how much time went into searching for her and you do not know what the costs are, so don't be so judgemental. The people who know her would like to hear from her and know she is okay, but with comments like those, if she does go to this website, she will be scared off! So back off!

that is so what is wrong with people today. We don't know the story of everything. Just what is rumor and what is reported in the news. Why don't we keep her in our prayers and the family that they work this out. And most of all she is not hurt. Yes she does need to answer to law enforcement. But, they are doing their jobs. Lets give it some room. I don't know this family at all. but, there is always two side to every story. Treat people with a little kindness it will go a long way.