NBC News – NEW YORK (NBC News) - Rosie O'Donnell said on Twitter Tuesday that her missing 17-year-old daughter has been found and is safe.
"Chelsea has been found and is safe in police custody — thank u all for the help and light," O'Donnell said Tuesday evening.
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O'Donnell said in a blog post earlier Tuesday that her daughter, Chelsea O'Donnell, was missing. South Nyack, New York, police said Chelsea was found safe in New Jersey.
Chelsea O'Donnell had been last seen a week ago, the TV personality said in apost to her website. She said the girl "stopped taking her medicine and is in need of medical attention," and was last seen with her therapy dog.
chelsea has been found and is safe in police custody - thank u all for the help and light #missingchildren
— ROSIE (@Rosie) August 18, 2015
Chelsea was officially reported missing to South Nyack police by her family on Sunday, after she didn't come home Aug. 11, police said.
O'Donnell, 53, stepped down earlier this year from her second run as a panelist on "The View."