A 17-year-old girl has identified herself as the spring breaker police were looking for after photographs surfaced online last week to the Bay County Sheriff's Office, The Panama City News Herald reports.

According to the News Herald, she became aware that police were seeking her out through the media, and spoke with police investigators on Friday night. She lives in the southern United States. Local law enforcement verified her claims that she was the girl in the photo.

The 17-year-old reportedly told investigators that she was visiting Panama City Beach for spring break.

Police officials said that the girl is safe. The News Herald reports that she told investigators that her interaction with the men around her was consensual, though she did not realize her photograph was being taken.

Image via PCNH. Contact the author of this post: brendan.oconnor@gawker.com.