A 10-year-old Blount County girl missing since early Sunday has been located .

The Blountsville Police Department made the announcement Tuesday morning.

Alexa Bliss was found overnight in Blount County and is in a safe place, authorities said.

Alexa was last known to be at her Blountsville home on Joy Road between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. Sunday.

Officials on Monday said she left a note but did not releasing specifics of what was contained in that letter.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Monday issued an Emergency Missing Alert for Alexa.

According to Blount County EMA, authorities were alerted to Alexa’s disappearance at about 3 a.m. Sunday, after family conducted an initial search for an unknown amount of time and then contacted 911.

The Blountsville Police Department immediately initiated a search operation in the surrounding areas. Despite efforts, the situation did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert; however, notifications have been disseminated via the NIXLE alert system.

The Blountsville Police Department, the FBI, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Blount County EMA, the Blountsville Fire Department, and other agencies worked together in the search.

The investigation is ongoing.