# 14-year-old missing from Santurce children's home found safe in Guaynabo

Florentino Elías William Franco, 14, missing from a Santurce children's home, was found safe at a relative's home in Guaynabo.

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The Puerto Rico Police reported that Florentino Elías William Franco, 14, was located in good condition at a relative's home in Guaynabo after being reported missing from the Hogar del Niño Manuel Fernández Juncos in Santurce. [^1]

Damon Córdova Rivera, 15 years old, Jaqxiel M. Jamil Valentín, 16 years old, and Yadiel Torrales Lazú, 16 years old, abandoned the home on the night of August 27, 2026. [^2]

Florentino Elías William Franco, 14 years old, took his belongings and left the home on the night of August 28, 2026. [^3]

The Division of Missing Persons of the San Juan Police Department requested citizen assistance to locate four teenagers who abandoned the Manuel Fernández Juncos Children's Home in Miramar. [^4]

The other three teenagers reported missing from the Hogar del Niño Manuel Fernández Juncos are Yadiel Torrales Lazú, 16, Jacqxiel M. Jamil Valentín, 16, and Damon Córdova Rivera, 15. [^5]

Florentino Elías William Franco is described as white-skinned, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, and sandals. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The Puerto Rico Police reported that Florentino Elías William Franco, 14, was located in good condition at a relative's home in Guaynabo after being reported missing from the Hogar del Niño Manuel Fernández Juncos in Santurce. (El Nuevo Día, News)
2. Damon Córdova Rivera, 15 years old, Jaqxiel M. Jamil Valentín, 16 years old, and Yadiel Torrales Lazú, 16 years old, abandoned the home on the night of August 27, 2026. (Primera Hora, News)
3. Florentino Elías William Franco, 14 years old, took his belongings and left the home on the night of August 28, 2026. (Primera Hora, News)
4. The Division of Missing Persons of the San Juan Police Department requested citizen assistance to locate four teenagers who abandoned the Manuel Fernández Juncos Children's Home in Miramar. (Primera Hora, News)
5. The other three teenagers reported missing from the Hogar del Niño Manuel Fernández Juncos are Yadiel Torrales Lazú, 16, Jacqxiel M. Jamil Valentín, 16, and Damon Córdova Rivera, 15. (El Nuevo Día, News)
6. Florentino Elías William Franco is described as white-skinned, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, and sandals. (Primera Hora, News)

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