ROCHESTER, NY — Federal authorities say a Rochester teen who had been missing since spring 2025 has been found safe. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Friday that Angel Phillips, now 17, was recovered in Hornell after nearly a year and a half out of contact.
Police said Phillips disappeared on April 7, 2025, after leaving her foster home on McNaughton Street in Rochester. No additional details about her condition or the circumstances of her recovery have been released.
How Angel Phillips disappeared from a Rochester foster home in April 2025
Authorities said the case began when Phillips left the foster home on McNaughton Street and did not return. She was 15 years old at the time, and the disappearance triggered a search that continued for months.
Phillips had been listed as missing since April 7, 2025. That date became the starting point for a case that stretched across more than one city and involved multiple law-enforcement agencies before Friday’s announcement.
Rochester police had been publicly looking for the teen during the search, and the case remained active until officials said she had been located safely.
U.S. Marshals recovered her in Hornell after a long search
The U.S. Marshals Service said Phillips was found in Hornell, a community south of Rochester. Officials did not say why she was there or how she came to be located in that area.
Hornell is where the search ended, but authorities have not released a timeline for the recovery or explained whether she was on her own or with someone else when she was found. The Marshals Service described the outcome as a safe recovery.
Because officials have not shared more details, many questions about the case remain unanswered for now, including the steps that led investigators to Hornell.
State and local agencies worked together on the case
Friday’s announcement credited several agencies for helping bring the search to an end. Along with the U.S. Marshals Service, the effort included New York State Police, the Rochester Police Department and the Alfred Police Department.
That mix of agencies suggests the search crossed jurisdictional lines, with different departments contributing to the effort in western and southern parts of New York. Officials did not describe each agency’s role separately.
The cooperation was central to finding Phillips after months of uncertainty. Authorities gave no indication that any arrest or criminal charge was part of the outcome.
What officials have and have not said about the recovery
So far, officials have confirmed only that Phillips was found safe. They have not released information about where she stayed before being recovered, whether she had contact with family or authorities during the search, or whether any other people were involved.
No further details were made public Friday, and authorities did not say whether the case remains under review. The lack of information leaves the public with a narrow picture: the teen was missing, the search continued, and she was eventually located in Hornell.
Rochester police have not said whether additional updates will be provided. For now, the main confirmed fact is that Phillips is no longer listed as missing in this case.
A case that stretched from a Rochester address to a safe ending
Phillips’ disappearance began at a foster home on McNaughton Street, but the resolution came elsewhere, underscoring how missing-person investigations can extend well beyond the place where someone was last seen. In this case, the search lasted from April 2025 until the Friday announcement.
For family members and investigators, the length of time made the outcome especially significant. Officials have not described any public memorial, press event or formal reunion tied to the case, only that she was found safely.
The announcement closes one chapter of a long-running missing-person search, even though many specifics remain unreleased. The confirmed outcome is simple but important: Angel Phillips has been found safe.