UPDATE MAY 12: Thursday evening the family of Serena Burrows announced on Facebook Page, Helpfindserenaburrows, she was found. 

Publisher of the Sun News and Review, Michelle Mears-Gerst contacted the assigned private investigator Scott Herring to confirm. Herring said he did not have much information to share. 

"I was told she was found in Riverside," said Herring. 

 "She is with authorities right now. She is safe," said Jeanette Burrows the aunt of Serena Burrows.

"This is a life changing experience. I have heard of missing children before but my entire life has been changed." 

Jeanette wanted to say thank you to the community of Wildomar who searched for her niece earlier that afternoon. She also wanted to say thank to the Mayor of Wildomar Bridgette Moore, for helping with the search and offering more help. 

Jeanette said she has not been able to speak to or see her niece but is thrilled she is safe. It was reported that someone from Serena's contact list helped authorites locate the missing teen. 

 A search party team for Serena Burrows, age 14 from Wildomar is organizing. 

Serena was last seen at her home in Wildomar on May 7, at 11:30 p.m. her family said and may have on blue high top vans and carrying a makeup bag. The family does not know more about what she was wearing since she was last seen going to bed.

“We do not have any confirmed sightings. We have no information on where she is or where she would go. This is day four and it is like she just vanished,” said Jeanette Burrows.

 Link to Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Jeanette is Serena’s aunt whom she was living with for the last two years. 

On May, 5 Jeannette was awarded permanent custody of Serena after having primary custody since 2014.  Serena’s mom was also released from jail on March 24.

“I don’t think Serna’s mom is hiding her but I am not ruling it out. Her mom lives in Julian with her grandmother and the police have visited the grandmother,” said Jeannette. “This is not her character. She was home schooled she doesn’t have many friends here. Police are looking in Julian where her mother is and a friend.”

Private Investigator Scott Herring who is working on the case confirmed with the Sun News and Review the biological mother could not be reached.

Jeanette said the night her niece went missing she heard Serena having an inappropriate conversation with a 15-year old boy on the phone from Texas.

“I took the phone from her immediately. The police went through her phone and no one from her contacts is a suspect,” said Jeannette.

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Serena reportedly had numerous out of state contacts on her phone from a phone app. one they think is KIK.

“All we can think is searching around their home and looking at videos from local restaurants. We will start from where she left and search canals. We may look into Julian we are going from nothing,” said Jeannette.

Serena’s father according to Jeanette has a relationship with the child and he is also trying to help find his daughter.

Past Article: Father saves Pre-teen daighter from abduction.

“I just want her to come home or call us and let us know she is ok just anything just some direction. I love her so much I can’t sleep, can’t eat, I have two other children. She is so loved and missed. We are exhausting all our resources,” said Jeanette.

Herring said they are still looking into the contacts on her phone and are not ruling anything or anyone out at this time. 

The search team will be meeting to search for Serena and pass out fliers. The date and time has not been set at the time of this article being printed.

People interested in helping can send an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Anyone who would like to print out the fliers, the family said they will provide interested parties a pdf file.

There is a Missing persons case filed with the Riverside County Sherriff (951) 245-3300
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Case Number
NCMEC 1267915
Private Investigator Scott Herring is working on the case. Leads, along with anonymous tips can be sent to SWHerring International at 888-779-7944.

The family says, thank you to everyone helping them in the search for Serena Burrows
Cal Advocates for The Missing  www.facebook.com/socaladvocatesforthemissing

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