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Missing in Georgia | Police search for 13-year-old girl from Canton

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

CANTON, Ga. — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) needs help to find 13-year-old Gladis Escobar. 

Officials said Escobar was last seen on Oct. 6 in Canton, Georgia, and has been missing for three weeks.

According to the Cherokee County School Police Department, Escobar left an evening Creekview High School football game willingly with another student. 

Since then, she's posted to social media including new photos of herself with a changed appearance but has not made it back to her family.

Escobar is still believed to be in the Canton area.  She's described as being 5 feet and weighs around 100 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. 

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Gladis Escobar

To help provide real-time assistance in locating Escobar, the 13-year-old is featured on Ring's Neighbors app, which partners with NCMEC to increase awareness of missing children and bring them home.

The Cherokee County School Police Department is working with Escobar's family and community law enforcement partners including the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office and Canton Police Department to get her home safe.

Anyone with information can call one of the following numbers: 911, NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the Cherokee County School Police Department (Georgia) at 1-770-704-4346.

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