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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Leeward Oahu educator who seemingly vanished without a trace has been found safe.

Sue “Coach” Baughn was last seen the night of Jan. 21 outside her apartment complex at the Makaha Valley Plantation.

Her supervisor, Dr. Jamie Cruz, from Waianae’s Kamaile Academy, says Baughn failed to show up for work on Jan. 21 and did not alert any staff members; behavior Cruz classified as “uncharacteristic.”

Later that same day, security cameras at Baughn’s apartment complex caught her pacing back and forth for about five hours, from 4 to 9 p.m.

Cruz says the video was just the latest red flag in growing amount of strange behavior from Baughn.

In the week leading up to the disappearance, Cruz says Baughn had showed up late to work multiple times and one co-worker described Baughn as “not acting like herself.”

When Baughn didn’t show up to work at all, a Kamaile Academy administrator conducted a welfare check at Baughn’s home.

“Her door was unlocked. The car was still in the driveway and there was no sign of her. Her phone was still also in her residence,” Cruz said.

“We also contacted all the people on her emergency contact list and no one knows where she is, so we are really worried about her,” Cruz added.

Baughn works as a instructional coach assisting high school teachers. Cruz says Baughn also worked as an “energy healer” in her free time.

Loved ones are now asking for privacy.

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