Missing person: 24-year-old woman, shoulder-length chestnut hair
Description
I'm Avery Johnson. I was last seen yesterday around 3pm near the Grand Avenue area, walking north toward the East Village/Court Avenue intersection outside the Des Moines Social Club. I'm a 24-year-old woman, about 5 ft 4 in, with shoulder-length chestnut hair and hazel eyes, wearing a light gray hoodie, a denim jacket, black leggings, and white sneakers, and I carry a red tote bag with a coffee stain on the corner. I also have a small silver pendant necklace and a faint scar above my left eyebrow—these are my distinctive features. I'm really worried and just want to be safe and back with my family.
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