WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — The two teenage girls who were identified as persons of interest connected to the death of a woman found inside a vacation home in southern Utah, have been located, police announced Thursday.
The teens were found in Los Angeles County at 9 p.m. Wednesday night and were in "good health and physically unharmed," according to a release from the Washington City Police Department.
Both teens were known to be at the Washington City home in the Sendera at Sierra Hills community over the weekend before leaving for California on Sunday.
Because the girls have been located and are not currently considered as official suspects in the case, FOX 13 News will no longer use their names for identification.
Washington City police said the girls arrived in Utah on Thursday and visited local national parks and other sites before departing.
"We know that they were involved with our victim. We know that [the teens] were present at the home at some time at the night of the incident," said Washington City police Lt. Kory Klotz on Wednesday.
On Sunday, the body of a 47-year-old woman was found stabbed 12 times in the upper body inside the house. Police said the victim was also from California and had been staying in the rental since Thursday.
The relationship between the victim and the teenagers was not made available.
On Wednesday, police reiterated that the girls were not considered to be suspects and are only being described as persons of interest in the case in hopes that they could be found and determined to be safe.
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