
A poster of missing 14-year-old Esther is seen in Earl Bales Park on May 19, 2026. She was found on May 28. The Canadian Press/Arlyn McAdorey
A Toronto teen girl who had been missing for 12 days was found safe on May 28 following a Level 1 police search in the city, the highest level of search operation, authorities said.
Toronto police said that the teen, a 14-year-old girl named Esther, went missing at 12:01 a.m. on May 16 in the area of Bathurst Street and Hotspur Road, just south of Highway 401 in North York.

