Police release update in Mint Butterfield search after missing 16-year-old ... trends now
Police have issued an update in the search for billionaire heiress Mint Butterfield, saying they don't suspect foul play.
Butterfield is the only child of two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Flickr founder Caterina Fake.
The 16-year-old, who uses they/them pronouns, vanished from their mother's home in affluent Bolinas, on April 21, before Fake reported them missing the following day.
Marin County Sheriff's Office told PEOPLE that authorities are 'investigating leads and working with the juveniles mother to try and acquire digital devices'.
The same spokesperson added that authorities 'do not have any reason to believe there is foul play or anything criminal' to their disappearance.
Mint Butterfield, the 16-year-old child of billionaire tech CEO Stewart Butterfield, has vanished
A map showing the various locations where Butterfield has been seen recently in the Bay Area
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A release on Thursday said: 'The Sheriff's Office is considering Mint a voluntary-missing juvenile, who is 'At- Risk' due to a reported previous threat of suicide.
'Mint was reported missing by their mother, Caterina Fake. Fake had last seen her daughter at approximately 2200 hours on April 21st inside their home.
'The following morning, Fake realized that Mint was not at home, and discovered a note, indicating that Mint had left the residence, with a suitcase at an unknown time during the night or early morning.
'It is unclear how Mint left the area, as they did not have access to a vehicle, or phone.
'Fake and Mint also share a home in San Francisco, and it is believed, based on statements from Fake, that Mint may have left for the Tenderloin District.
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