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The comedian tweeted out an update later on Tuesday:
chelsea has been found and is safe in police custody - thank u all for the help and light #missingchildren
- Rosie (@Rosie) August 18, 2015
To add even more urgency to the situation, Chelsea had stopped taking her medicine and was in need of medical attention.
O'Donnell alerted her more than 800,000 followers that her daughter was missing with the following tweet:
chelsea and her dog bear - last seen in nyack ny - may be in NYC - please call 845-358-0206 or 911 pic.twitter.com/1jXbNxravZ