8-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing on Navajo Nation Found Dead

A sign warning non-residents to stay out is seen on the Navajo Nation, Ariz., on May 24, 2020. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

TUBA CITY, Ariz.—An 8-year-old girl who went missing on tribal lands in northern Arizona was found dead Friday, authorities said.

Navajo Nation officials say Maleeka Boone was last seen Thursday evening in the Coalmine Canyon area, located 240 miles (386 kilometers) north of Phoenix.