Sag Harbor Teen Found Safe

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 13:35

By Star Staff

August 21, 2026

Update, Saturday, 2 p.m.: Sag Harbor Village police said Saturday that a 16-year-old girl reported missing on Thursday had been located and is safe.

She was found just before 2 a.m. Saturday by the Suffolk County Police Department. No further information was provided.

Original, Friday, 1:35 p.m.: Sag Harbor Village police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl last seen at her house in the village on Thursday around 7 a.m.

Jessica M. Morocho Aguagallo did not have her cellphone "or any other known belongings," according to police. She is described as about 5 feet tall, weighing 90 pounds, "with brown hair below her shoulders and brown eyes."

Police have asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact them at 631-725-0058.

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