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'Real Housewives Of Potomac' Alum Katie Rost Is Safe Following Scary Cry For Help, Virginia Police Confirm

Oct. 2 2021, Published 2:40 p.m. ET

Katie Rost is safe following a scary cry for help, Breaking Celebrity News can confirm.

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Police officers in Purcellville, Virginia, assured us that the Real Housewives of Potomac alum is OK after posting very concerning messages about her safety and whereabouts online.

Additionally, sources close to the former reality star told us, "We had someone check in with Katie. She said she was fine. She just had a weird couple of days."

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The 41-year-old model and mother of three had taken to her Instagram Story to share messages claiming that her mother had driven her to a wooded area, taken her belongings and left her there barefoot with no money or form of identification.

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In the screenshot of the since-expired post, the former reality star wrote, "My name is Katie Rost. I was just driven out to Purcellville [Virginia] and left in the woods with no shoes. No key to my home and my mother said she is calling the police on me. I need help."

"She drove me from New York to Potomac Maryland to here," Katie went on, reiterating that she was "outside and I have no shoes on."

She insisted her mother was "a liar" and that she did not drive herself "out here."

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"I need someone to come get me before the police arrive to say I am trespassing," she begged, going on to provide an address of where she was at the time.

Deputies in Purcellville responded to the area Saturday afternoon local time following our inquiry.

"I am at 38245 hughesville RD Purcellville va, 20132," Katie wrote. "[My mother] took my wallet she has all of my identification and I have no extensions in - I have short braids."

Katie added that her mother had "just left the property and my Phone is about to die."

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During her short time on the Bravo reality show, Katie's mental state was brought up a handful of