Police: Pickup Truck With 16-Year-Old Sleeping Inside Stolen Outside Gresham Hotel; Teen Found Safe

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June 14, 2019US News
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Police: Pickup Truck With 16-Year-Old Sleeping Inside Stolen Outside Gresham Hotel; Teen Found Safe
A suspect is sought after Gresham police say they stole a pickup truck with 16-year-old girl sleeping inside, on June 13,2019. (Gresham PD via KPTV)

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.

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.

17YearOld 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.

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.”

After being treated by Atlantic Beach EMS at the scene, the teen was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

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.

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