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14-year-old from Wilton found safe


UPDATE: Police say Avari Hewett has been found safe. 

Police in New Hampshire and Maine are asking for help from the public as they work to locate a 14-year-old girl.

According to the Sun Journal, Avari Hewett of Wilton was last seen at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Bishop Memorial Park on Main Street in East Wilton near Shelly’s Hometown Market.

Police in Conway, New Hampshire say she also may have been spotted in Fryeburg, Maine on Thursday. They believe she may be with a juvenile male on foot near the border.

Avari’s mother describes her as about 5′ 3″, 100 pounds with short black hair. She has a lip piercing and an industrial piercing in the top of her left ear. She was last seen in a black Vans hoodie and red and gray shorts, wearing a black tactical-style backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call Wilton or Conway police.

 

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