Missing Persons Update
Kansas 4-year-old found deceased after search; authorities seek two missing teens
In Kansas’ Geary County, authorities searched for a non-verbal autistic 4-year-old reported missing on Friday night, involving law enforcement, first responders, and community volunteers; the child was later found and pronounced deceased after being taken to Stormont Vail Health’s Flint Hills Campus. Emergency Management reported more than 300 people searching Friday night, with 256 searchers still active by Saturday morning. In California’s Fort Bragg, police are asking for help locating a missing 14-year-old girl, Lesley Nohelia Navarro, last seen walking east from her home near Chestnut Street and Minnesota Avenue on Friday evening. In South Carolina, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is seeking an 18-year-old, Novella Hyman, last seen leaving her Derrick Lane residence on foot at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, and family members say they have been unable to reach her and believe she may be endangered.
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In Kansas, Geary County officials said the search was centered on the “1900 block of Swenson Road,” with volunteers directed to check in at “1952 Swenson Rd” before starting their search.
Fort Bragg police reported that missing 14-year-old Lesley Nohelia Navarro was last seen leaving her home and walking east toward the “CV Starr Center,” and provided a detailed description of what she was wearing: a tan long-sleeve silk shirt with black-and-white stripes, black jeans, and black Adidas shoes.
Fort Bragg police gave a specific public tip line for locating Navarro and urged immediate contact with the department at (707) 964-0200.
In South Carolina, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office described missing 18-year-old Novella Hyman as “4 feet 11 inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes,” and said she was last seen wearing “black leggings and a black T-shirt.”
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