Sarah Hopkins

The search for an Ohio woman who was reported missing and endangered began early Monday, July 24, in Winfield Township and ended with her being found nearly 14 hours later, according to her mother.

The search for Sarah Hopkins, 20, who was missing from Cambridge, Ohio, began after her vehicle was found and another vehicle was reported stolen early Monday near the intersection of Ridgeview and Moorehead roads in Winfield Township.

Her mother, Pamela Trader Hopkins, said she was notified by police that her daughter was at Southeastern Hospital around 6:30 p.m. Monday. She did not say where her daughter was found, but Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Cambridge.

At the time of the search, Hopkins was considered a missing and endangered person, according to the Cambridge police department, which could not provide any details about the case Monday evening and said additional information would become available Tuesday morning.

Hopkins was believed to be operating a vehicle that was reported stolen from a garage in the search area, according to Bertha Cazy, public information officer for state police’s Troop D.

State police and several fire departments spent upward of four hours searching the area near the intersection of Ridgeview and Moorehead roads early Monday.

Fire units were dispatched to the area around 4 a.m. and cleared the scene around 8:35 a.m., according to the Butler County’s 911 dispatch center.

Buffalo Township, Herman, and Saxonburg’s volunteer fire companies and South Buffalo Township and Worthington volunteer fire departments were among those that were involved in the search.