Missing Utah teen rescued after contacting Among Us player, FBI says
The 17-year-old, missing for over 500 days, confided in a fellow player, whose mother alerted the FBI; a 39-year-old Oregon man is charged.
A 17-year-old girl from Garden City, Utah, who had been missing for more than 500 days, was rescued from a residence in Oregon on November 1, after she reached another player through the online multiplayer game Among Us, according to KSL and Dexerto.
The girl had been given a smartphone with no cellular line that could connect to the internet only over Wi-Fi. Through Among Us she met another underage player, and later told that person who she was and described her situation on another social media platform. The other player's mother then contacted the FBI with the details.
The FBI confirmed the accounts with the girl in a video call on November 1, and authorities rescued her from the Oregon residence that same day.
Adam Hunter Harmel, 39, of Oregon, was arrested at a traffic stop and charged with transporting a minor across state lines for illegal sexual purposes.
Earlier reports
According to court documents reported in the case, the girl was 15 when she went missing in May 2025. The suspect allegedly offered to help pay for her travel to Oregon after the two met on social media, drove to Utah to collect her, and took her to his home. During the trip he allegedly threw her smartphone into a river, barred her from going outside and subjected her to physical and sexual assault, the documents state.
Quick answers
How was the missing Utah teenager found?
She contacted another underage player through Among Us and later described her situation on another social media platform. That player's mother alerted the FBI, which confirmed the details with her by video call on November 1 and rescued her in Oregon the same day.
Who was arrested in the case?
Adam Hunter Harmel, 39, of Oregon, was arrested at a traffic stop and charged with transporting a minor across state lines for illegal sexual purposes.