UPDATE: Chelsea has since been found safe and well. Rosie confirmed the news on her official Twitter account.
chelsea has been found and is safe in police custody – thank u all for the help and light #missingchildren
— Rosie (@Rosie) August 18, 2015
Comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell has asked for the public’s assistance in finding her seventeen-year-old daughter Chelsea.
A statement was released on Rosie’s website and her spokesperson confirmed the reports to ABC News.
chelsea and her dog bear – last seen in nyack ny – may be in NYC – please call 845-358-0206 or 911 pic.twitter.com/1jXbNxravZ
— Rosie (@Rosie) August 18, 2015
The statement reads: “Nyack, New York police authorities have been looking for her in the Rockland County area since Sunday … She was last seen Tuesday, August 11. “She was wearing a black sweatshirt hoodie, dark ripped blue jeans, women’s grey converse sneakers and a black backpack. “Chelsea has a large tattoo on her right side of a dream catcher with the word ‘Breathe.’ She left home with her 6 month old therapy dog named Bear … Chelsea stopped taking her medicine and is in need of medical attention”.
A photo of Chelsea released by the O’Donnell family On Sunday, the O’Donnell family contacted police in upstate New York to report Chelsea missing and Sergeant Daniel Wilson told CNN “the investigation is ongoing”.
Dear Louth Rose @JennyHanlon… um… #SquadGoals pic.twitter.com/u5QIuGqQse
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) August 18, 2015