Missing 11-year-old Atlanta girl found at MARTA station

Missing 11-year-old girl found

An 11-year-old girl who has been missing for more than half a day is safe after police say she was found at a MARTA station.

ATLANTA - An 11-year-old girl who was missing for more than half a day is safe after police say she was found at a MARTA station.

Officials had designated Gingua Benson-O'Neal as "critical missing."

What we know:

According to the Atlanta Police Department, Benson-O'Neal's mother noticed that her daughter was missing around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and called the police.

Earlier that day, officials say the girl asked her mother if she could go outside and play in the rain. The family lives on the 300 block of Simpson Terrace NW.

The missing girl is described as being 4-feet-3-inches tall with a weight of around 98 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair.

What we don't know:

Officials have not shared any details about how Benson-O'Neal was found or which MARTA station she was found at.

What you can do:

If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at (404) 577-8477.