By Lydia Warren Abby Hernandez, the New Hampshire teen who vanished for nine months before returning home, has said she is 'feeling a lot better every day'. The 15-year-old, who vanished on October 9 as she left her high school, also revealed that she often saw her local newspaper during her time in captivity - and she felt hope when she saw its box noting the number of days she had been missing because she knew people were still looking for her. She spoke to the media in person for the first time on Thursday morning as she visited the offices of the newspaper, The Conway Daily Sun, to express her thanks for their commitment to the case.
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The New Hampshire teen said that she was given hope whenever she saw the paper because she knew people were still looking for her
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She vanished on October 9 last year and returned home on July 20
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Mystery still surrounds her disappearance but Nathaniel Kibby, 34, has been arrested in the case and authorities continue to search his property
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On Friday, the explosives unit was seen removing ammo from his house
Probe: A New Hampshire State Police officer carries ammunition boxes from @placeholder's home on Friday
Neighbors have described @placeholder as a gun nut who was obsessed with conspiracy theories, hated authority and believed that one day there would be a zombie apocalypse.