Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP98657)
Saige Elizabeth Salley was 16 years old when she was last seen in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on August 31, 2022. She was listed as a White/Caucasian female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing approximately 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 100 to 115 pounds. The publicly reported last known location was in the Virginia Beach area, ZIP code 23453, within Virginia Beach City.
The circumstances available in the public case data were limited, with the location of her disappearance described only as unknown, leaving the early part of Saige’s case marked by uncertainty rather than a detailed public account of where she may have gone or what may have happened immediately after she was last seen.
Her missing person case was associated with NamUs case MP98657, a national missing-persons database used to help law enforcement, families, and investigators organize and compare information in missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons cases. NamUs describes itself as a centralized national repository and resource center for these cases, administered through the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice, and notes that publicly visible case information is used to support identification and resolution efforts. In Saige’s case, the Virginia Beach Police Department was listed as the investigating agency, with the matter reported to that agency on September 19, 2022. The public record identified Detective Francesca Rizzo as the listed contact through the Virginia Beach Police Department, showing that her disappearance was handled through local law enforcement rather than remaining only a private family concern.
The public case details also included identifying information that could have helped distinguish Saige from others while she was missing. She was reported to have self-harm scars on her arms or legs and a tattoo reading “Love you more” located on her chest. No clothing, accessories, transportation information, or detailed travel route was publicly listed, and no tribal-land connection was reported for the place she was missing from. Two images were associated with the public case record, including an actual photograph uploaded in December 2022 and an additional facial case image uploaded in September 2023. The absence of a detailed public narrative meant that, for those looking for her, the most important known facts were the date of last contact, the Virginia Beach location, her physical description, her identifying marks, and the law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation.
Official case information now reports Saige’s case as resolved with a status of Alive. The exact date of her recovery or confirmation has not been made clear in the public information available, and the details surrounding how or where she was located have not been publicly described in the provided records. What can be said with care is that this is no longer an active missing-person case according to the official resolution status. Saige’s case began with a 16-year-old girl last seen in Virginia Beach on August 31, 2022, continued through a public missing-person record handled by the Virginia Beach Police Department and listed in NamUs, and ultimately ended with official reporting that she was found alive, bringing the missing-person portion of the case to a close while leaving many of the publicly available details brief and respectfully limited.Last Seen: Aug 31, 2022
