Sleepwalking teenager found on couch nine miles from home

A search for a sleepwalker that involved bloodhounds scouring a quiet neighbourhood in Arvada, Colorado, on Tuesday morning ended nine miles away on her uncle's couch. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Taylor Gammel's cousins found her asleep at their house more than three hours after she was reported missing.



She was barefoot, authorities say, and only wearing a t-shirt and sweatpants. Before she was found, authorities scoured the area, only to learn that she was nine miles away in Westminster. Her father had called police when he realised she wasn't in bed at 6am. She has a history of sleepwalking, her father told authorities.



The bloodhound was able to follow her scent about a mile-and-a-half to a nearby 7-Eleven. A witness told the sheriff's office they saw her at bus stop, but at this point, authorities haven't been able to confirm that she took a bus. She didn't have any money nor a purse, the sheriff's office said.


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Gammel wasn't injured, and investigators are still trying to find out what she remembers, and precisely what happened. Psychologist Dr. Max Wachtel says sleepwalking isn't something to mess around with. "People can do some pretty scary, dangerous things sleepwalking," he said," and they're only partially aware of what's going on."