Editors Note: Missing East Chicago teen Isabella Laura Puentez found safe October 9, 2024.
Isabella Laura Puentez, 13, from East Chicago, Indiana, has been missing since Monday, October 7, 2024. The family reports that Puentez was last seen in her family’s kitchen at 1:00 a.m. wearing grey jogging pants and a black shirt. She filled her backpack with a few clothing items before leaving the family home.
Isabella Laura Puentez is 5-foot-1 and weighs 140 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She may be with her 20- year-old boyfriend.
If you have any information about Puentez’s whereabouts contact East Chicago Police at (219) 391-8400 or the family at (219)333-9737.
