Crime & Safety

Missing Utah Teens Found in Hollywood

A 17-year-old and her 16-year-old boyfriend hitchhike to Southern California.

Two missing Utah teens were found Monday evening in Hollywood after hitchhiking from Carbon County to Southern California, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. 

Mattea Jeffs, 17, and her 16-year-old boyfriend, Jesse Turner, were taken into protective custody by police and will soon return home, according to the Tribune report. The teens are "in good health."

Jeffs and Turner went missing Nov. 29.

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