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Missing girl in Mason City found

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December 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A girl who’d been missing for nearly two months has been found in Mason City and a young man is charged in connection with her disappearance. According to Mason City Police, officers responded Thursday night to a report of witnesses possibly seeing 15-year-old Tala Schaal enter an apartment building. She was located inside one of the apartments minutes later.

Eighteen-year-old Devyn Belseth was arrested for harboring a runaway against the wishes of a parent or guardian, an aggravated misdemeanor. Police say the case remains under investigation.