Columbia County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — The 17-year-old Florida girl who disappeared Sunday may be with a man who is a family friend and a soccer coach in her school district, according to ABC Jacksonville affiliate WTLV-TV.
Caitlyn Frisina, 17, “is believed to have left her home of her own accord, leaving her phone, which she fully erased,” and may be in the presence of 27-year-old Rian Rodriguez, the Columbia County Sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Rodriguez was the Columbia County School District’s head boys’ soccer coach, but the district said “Rodriguez has been suspended pending the investigation,” according to WTLV.
The sheriff’s office said the teen made a $200 ATM withdrawal Sunday in St. Marys, Georgia, which is about 100 miles northeast of Columbia County.
The teenager’s mother made a tearful plea to her daughter Monday night.
“Let somebody know that you’re safe,” Caitlyn Frisina’s mother, Scarlet Frisina, told WTLV, choking back tears. “We miss you, pumpkin, and we love you, and we want to hear from you.”
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