A day after her parents went public, teen actress Scout Taylor-Compton has been found, safe and sound.
The 16-year-old was reunited with her family Thursday, officials said, two weeks after vanishing from the family's home in Apple Valley, California.
"On behalf of her family, we are very grateful to everyone for their concern and support in helping to find Scout," reads a statement from the girl's publicity firm. "We appreciate everyone's courtesy as the family recovers."
A spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said that a high school coach overheard a student bragging about "a movie star sleeping at my house" and alerted the Apple Valley Police Department. Deputies in turn tracked her down at the home of the boy and returned her to her family.
Police say the young actress had spent some time sleeping in a local park before she was taken in by the boy's family. When the police went to retrieve her, Taylor-Compton tried to hide but was eventually coaxed out.
Authorities say the actress appeared healthy, and there was no sign of criminal activity.
No reason was given for why Taylor-Compton had run away from her father and stepmother.
Taylor-Compton finished shooting the independent film Tomorrow Is Today in June. Her previous credits include the 2004 teen comedy Sleepover and a recurring role as Dean's sister, Clara, on Gilmore Girls. She also has a leading part in Bravo's new Howie Mandel series, Hidden Howie.
(Updated Aug. 26, 2005 at 12:15 p.m. PT.)