PORTLAND, Or.—A suspect is sought after Gresham police say they stole a pickup truck with 16-year-old girl sleeping inside.
Police said the pickup was stolen at around 1 a.m. Friday, while the girl’s parents were checking into the Days Inn, located at 24124 Southeast Stark Street.
The pickup and the teen were located a short distance away at Northeast 38th Drive and Country Club Avenue. Police said the suspect abandoned the vehicle when they realized the teen was inside.
While a Utah family checked into this Days Inn in Gresham, a thief stole their pickup truck with their 16-year-old daughter asleep inside. The thief abandoned the truck and the family has it back. Only on #Fox12Oregon we talked to the father. pic.twitter.com/3bF9AfW4f0
— Debra Gil (@DebraGil) June 14, 2019
Officers and a K-9 team checked the area, but have not located the suspect.
Police said the teen was reunited with her parents.
The owner of the truck and father of the teen, Chris Sorensen, told FOX 12 that a woman stole the pickup. He also said the woman took the keys, his cell phone, and his wife’s wallet.
Sorensen said his family is in town from Utah to watch his nephew compete in a motocross competition in Washougal this weekend.
17–Year–Old Girl Survives Shark Attack
Last week, a teenage girl was bitten by a shark while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina.
The teen was bitten at Fort Macon State Park near Atlantic Beach on June 2. Park ranger Paul Terry told CNN affiliate WCTI the girl was bitten while swimming at the beach around 12:20 p.m.
Dad saves 17-year-old daughter who was attacked by shark at Atlantic Beach https://t.co/tPLc4uyqVX pic.twitter.com/Gnri4wFbbB
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) June 3, 2019
Atlantic Beach Fire Department responded to the park and officials said in a news release that the teen suffered “deep lacerations to her leg, pelvic, and hand areas.”
–A teenage girl was bitten by a shark while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina Sunday. https://t.co/Bvig6A13jy
— FOX 17 (@FOX17) June 3, 2019
After being treated by Atlantic Beach EMS at the scene, the teen was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
A teenager survived a shark attack. She says people should respect the safety of sharks https://t.co/AZdLL6yW3G pic.twitter.com/pGv51eSjN0
— CNN (@CNN) June 3, 2019
Vidant Medical Center identified her as 17-year-old Paige Winter, of New Bern, according to WCTI.
In a statement from Vidant Medical Center sent to WCTI, the hospital confirmed that Winter is recovering from a shark attack and expressed her family’s gratitude to the first responders and beachgoers who helped save her life.
“Despite this unfortunate circumstance, Paige is an unwavering advocate for the marine life and the animals who live in the water. She wishes for people to continue to respect sharks in their environment and their safety,” the statement said.
This attack comes a week after a 65-year-old man died in a shark attack while swimming off the coast of Maui.