Missing West Mifflin Girl Found

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (WPXI) — The 10-year-old girl who went missing in West Mifflin Saturday was found by a neighbor hours later. According to investigators, Brianna Lopata hadn’t been seen since about 6:30 p.m. Saturday near her home on Lebanon School Road. Police confirmed she was found as of 10:15 p.m. Officials told our news partners at Channel 11 it started when the girl’s parents had a “mild dispute, and they thought they’d let her cool down.” Lopata then wandered from the home. Police had a command post set up at the pavilion at Mifflin Estates on A Drive. Search crews were all over the neighborhood using flashlights, drones and cars to find the missing girl. Eventually, police said a neighbor found Lopata in their backyard. The child is now safe at her home.