*UPDATE, Saturday, 9:20 a.m. — Friends who launched a social media page in an effort to find a young woman who was reported missing say they have been in contact with her and she says she is safe.

Previous story: HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Friends of a young woman missing for more than a week have launched a social media effort to find her. Jaime Whiteley has been missing since Oct. 1, according to friend Amalia Hays. Whiteley has not been heard from since that day, and her phone is currently off, friends say.

Police in Hilltown Township, where Whiteley lives, confirmed on Tuesday they received a missing persons report regarding the young woman. On Thursday, police released the following statement: "It has been brought to our attention that there are concerns pertaining to a reported Missing Person from last week. Hilltown Police appreciates the interest and efforts in the search for this person. However, we are not currently requesting the public's assistance in this matter based on the current information that is available."

"She was last heard from a friend letting them know she'd see them in 20 minutes but never showed up. Jaime drives a black Toyota with paint missing on the front," Hays explains on the Help Find Jaime Whitely Facebook page. There is a possibility of her having a seizures, her friends say. They're asking people in Upper Bucks County be on the look out for her car.



