Missing person: Woman in red hoodie
Description
I lost my sister, Maya Patel, yesterday around 3pm near Union Square in Manhattan. She was wearing a bright red hoodie, black jeans, and white sneakers, and she carried a small blue backpack with a silver zipper. She has shoulder-length black hair, rectangular black-framed glasses, and a small crescent moon tattoo on the inside of her left wrist—easy to spot if you see her. We were near the Union Square Greenmarket when we got separated in the crowd; her phone died and I couldn't reach her. This is really important to me—Maya means everything to our family, and I’m worried sick. If anyone spots her, please message or call me right away; we just want her safe at home.
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