Journalist Is Found Safe in Brazil Months After She Disappeared. Now She Says She Wants to be Left Alone
British journalist Charlotte Peet, who went missing in February. has been found safe, authorities said
Peet told authorities she did not want communication with her relatives when they located her in March
Peet had previous professional experience in Brazil, according to her LinkedIn profileBrazilian police have announced that a British journalist who went missing in February has been found safe.
Authorities said they located Charlotte Peet at a São Paulo hostel in March, and she told them she did not want communication with her relatives, according to the BBC and the National World.
"In view of this, the investigation of the disappearance was concluded," a spokesperson for the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro told the BBC.
The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents based in Rio de Janeiro previously announced on Feb. 18 that the woman had not been heard from in ten days, according to The Guardian and Reuters.
At the time of her disappearance, Peet was believed to have last contacted a friend in São Paulo about plans to travel to Rio de Janeiro, the BBC reported.
After she disappeared, officials circulated photos of Peet on a bus and another at a bar close to Copacabana beach, PEOPLE previously reported.
"She was there and clearly demonstrated that she had no interest in maintaining contact with her family, nor in returning to her country," said Missing Persons Unit head Ellen Souto, according to National World.
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Back in February, Peet's father told Sky News that his daughter flew to Brazil without telling her loved ones, which caused concern.
"I wouldn't say that it was normal, there was something on her mind obviously otherwise she would have let us know," he said at the time.
Peet's LinkedIn profile lists previous reporting jobs in Brazil, including a stint at The Rio Times.
The British Embassy and the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's requests for comment.
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