'Missing' Ross Student and Mom Found Safe

The Ross School student who was reported missing along with her mother after family members didn't hear from them for three weeks has been found safe in New York City, according to police.

Southold Town police issued a brief statement early Monday morning that said the New York City Police Department had reported finding the Greenport residents, 14-year-old Emily Costello and her mother Iona Costello, in "good health" at about 3 a.m. "No further investigation needed at the time," the statement said. 

Their location was not disclosed, nor were any further details about why they had been out touch with family, including Ms. Costello's mother on Shelter Island. However, New York City media reported they were found on the Upper West Side. 

Police had been trying to locate the pair since Tuesday when family members reported them missing. They had not been seen or heard from since March 30, when, according to family members they went into Manhattan to see some shows. The family thought mother and daughter went on a trip during Emily's school vacation, but when she failed to report back to the Ross School in East Hampton on Tuesday, a missing person report was filed with Southold Town police.

A car belonging to Ms. Costello, 51, was found in a parking garage on 42nd Street in New York City on Wednesday night. No foul play was ever expected, according to police. 

The Costellos are well known on the East End. Ms. Costello's husband, George David Costello Sr., was a partner in Costello Marine Contracting in Greenport before he died of a heart attack two years ago. 

The Costello family could not be immediately reached for comment Monday morning.