Slack co-founder's 16-year-old daughter Mint Butterfield missing after ‘running away’: Report

Billionaire tech moguls Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake's daughter Mint Butterfield has gone missing from her home in Bolinas, California, it was reported. Stewart Butterfield is the co-founder of messaging platform Slack while Caterina Fake is widely known for her role in creating Flickr. Their 16-year-old daughter was reported as missing by the couple, San Francisco Standard reported. 

Mint Butterfield is the daughter of Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield.

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Mint Butterfield was last seen around 10 pm Sunday, Marin County Sheriff spokesperson Deputy Jose Suarez said as per the report. She was wearing a black sweatshirt, flannel pyjama pants and black boots, authorities said. She could possibly be carrying a gray suitcase, they said. 

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Authorities said that Mint Butterfield- who was living with her mother and attending a private boarding school in Napa- may have fled to the Tenderloin district of San Francisco which is notorious for its high crime rates, homelessness and drug trade. 

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Marin County Sheriff spokesperson said, “Mint was last seen in Bolinas, but we suspect she may have made her way to the Tenderloin area." She also has a history of substance abuse, they said. 

The Marin County Sheriff's Office issued a notice to citizens saying, "Please contact us with any information on Mint's whereabouts”. Authorities also shared pamphlets regarding her disappearance, the report added. 

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