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Florida girl, 15, says she used drink coupon to bypass TSA checkpoint

Posted at 5:41 AM, Jan 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-15 05:41:37-05

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 15-year-old girl who went missing last week in central Florida told authorities she got through a security checkpoint at Orlando International Airport using only a drink coupon.

Orlando television station WESH reported Monday that the central Florida teen told detectives that she took a bus from her suburb to Orlando International Airport.

She then told officers she found a drink coupon on the floor and used it to get through the TSA pre-check security checkpoint.

The TSA, however, said in a statement that the teen had a valid boarding pass.

The girl was stopped at an airline gate.