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O'Donnell had said earlier in the day on her website that
Chelsea O'Donnell, 17, had last been seen on Tuesday, Aug. 11,
and that local police had been looking for her since Sunday in
Rockland County, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Manhattan.
O'Donnell announced later on Twitter that her daughter had been
found, tweeting "chelsea has been found and is safe in police
custody."
When she reported her daughter missing, O'Donnell said the teen
had stopped taking her medication and needed medical attention.
A spokeswoman for O'Donnell, a former co-host of ABC's "The
View," said the teen suffered from a mental illness.
Rosie O'Donnell, who is currently appearing in the ABC Family
television series "The Fosters," adopted the girl after
allegations that her biological mother signed away the child
while under the influence of drugs, and the two have been
fighting over her custody, according to a report in The Daily
Beast.
O'Donnell has also been involved in a custody battle with her
estranged wife, Michelle Rounds, over their 2-year-old daughter,
Dakota. O'Donnell has three other children as well.
(Editing by Frances Kerry and Sandra Maler)
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