Update: Blair girl found safe

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A Blair girl who was missing has been found safe, according to her father. 

Farrah Rauch, 14, had been missing for three days after she and three other girls walked away from Utta Halee Academy in rural northern Douglas County on Saturday.

“She's never run away from home before,” Farrah's mother, Heather Rauch, said.

The girls were reported missing around 6:45 p.m. Two returned to the facility, but Farrah and Electra Stokes, 17, had not.

On Tuesday, Farrah's family and friends hosted a rally at Veterans Tribute Plaza at the corner of 13th and Washington streets in Blair. They held signs with Farrah's pictures to passing motorists, hoping to raise awareness of Farrah's disappearance.

Farrah's family was asking anyone who may have seen Farrah to report it.

“If you think you see her, you can make a difference,” Heather said. “Every tip is meaningful.”

Farrah's father, Steven said his daughter was found at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday in an apartment in Lincoln after a landlord reported seeing both Farrah and Electra.

"I can't even tell you (how I'm feeling)," Steven told the Enterprise. "It's unbelieveable. I don't know where to begin. They're safe."