Vivian Gisela Rosales was 16 years old when she was reported missing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after she was last seen on October 22, 2014. Online missing-person records described her as a female teenager from Broward County whose last known location was in the Fort Lauderdale area, with the circumstances indicating that she walked away from her family’s residence.
At the time of the report, Vivian was listed as approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, with blond or strawberry-colored hair and brown eyes. The available public information also identified her as Hispanic/Latina and White/Caucasian, and the case was associated with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
The public case information was limited, but the available online notice provided important context about the first hours and days of concern. A NamUs-linked bulletin stated that Vivian was reported missing by her stepmother, Yajaira Soto, and that she had not been attending Stranahan High School. According to that bulletin, Vivian walked out of her residence and did not return, and at the time the notice was issued, there was no foul play suspected and no known medical condition reported. The notice directed anyone who had contact with Vivian or knew where she might be to contact the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
As with many runaway or missing-juvenile cases, the public record did not provide an extensive narrative about what may have led Vivian to leave, where she may have gone afterward, or who may have last spoken with her. The case appears to have entered public missing-person systems years later as a formal online listing, with NamUs case information showing a case record created in February 2020 and identifying Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as her last known location. Later online discussion noted that the NamUs page was removed, and the investigating agency has reported that Vivian was found alive. The exact date and circumstances of her recovery were not clearly available in the online sources reviewed, so they should not be stated as known. In overview, Vivian Rosales’ case began as the disappearance of a 16-year-old Fort Lauderdale girl who left her family home and prompted a police missing-person response; the public information remained sparse, but the most important final point is that official reporting indicates she was found alive and the case is no longer an active missing-person matter.Last Seen: Oct 22, 2014
