Lost
Missing teen: 15-year-old girl, red hoodie, brown hair
Columbia
Lost
listing
Posted
6 months
ago
Description
I’m Jordan Nguyen posting from Columbia, SC. I’m worried about my sister, Lila Ramirez, who’s 15, last seen yesterday around 6pm near the USC campus by Main Street and Blossom Street, heading toward Five Points. She’s about 5 ft 2 in tall, with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a red hoodie and gray jeans, and she carries a green backpack with a Care Bears keychain along with a small silver halo pendant on a thin chain. This pendant is sentimental because it was a gift from our grandmother, and we really need to find her. If you know anything, email [email protected].
Approximate last-seen location
Columbia
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