Sheriff: Runaway Georgia teen returns to family after disappearance

Deputies are searching for 15-year-old Julisian Whisnant.

UPDATE: Deputies say Julisian Whisnant safely returned home to her family on Sunday, Nov. 1. 

Deputies are searching for a missing Gainesville teenager who ran away from home over a week ago.

Officials say 15-year-old Julisian Whisnant was last seen at her home on the 2,000 block of Bald Eagle Trail on Thursday, Sept. 17.

The Hall County Sheriff's Office describes Whisnant as 5-feet-5-inches tall with a weight of 118 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.

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Whisnant was wearing a navy blue T-shirt with an American flag and blue tie-dyed shorts. She also has a nose piecing.

If you have any information that could help in the search, please contact Hall County Investigator Sinyard at (770) 297-4697.

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