UPDATE 8:13 PM
LADY LAKE, Fla. — The juvenile was located safely, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials are currently searching for a missing 12-year-old girl in Lady Lake, who is considered armed. She was last seen near Curve Court and Precedent Parkway.
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The child is described as a white female with medium-length red hair, approximately four feet 11 inches tall and weighing 111 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt, jeans and white and black Crocs.
Authorities have requested that anyone who sees her should not approach and instead contact the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Heavy law enforcement presence has been established in the area as units search for the girl.
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