Girl, aged 8, missing, sparking frantic search as police launch ‘urgent appeal’

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Police are frantically searching for two missing 8-year-olds, Ava and Aubree, with officers making an “urgent appeal” to locate the two girls.

The two girls could be one of the children with family members, police said, possibly in the Guisborough area of ​​Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire.

However, officials have not yet been able to confirm this.

One of the girls, Aubree, is said to be olive-skinned, about four feet tall, with green eyes and long brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a pink hooded top, white t-shirt, black leggings and pink and black Jordan sneakers, with her hair tied in a ponytail.

Described as slim, Ava had a lighter skin tone than Aubree.

She was 4 feet tall with “very long blonde hair” and a distinctive bony growth on her left ear.

She also had scars from recent chickenpox, police said.

The Cleveland Police Department released their appeal in a series of tweets this morning.

“Police are urgently appealing to locate two missing girls, 8-year-old Ava and Aubree. Aubree is described as having an olive skin tone, about 3ft tall, with long brown hair and green eyes.

“She was last seen wearing a pink hooded top, white t-shirt, black leggings and pink and black Jordan trainers. Her hair might be tied in a ponytail.

“Ava is described as white, of slim build, 4 feet tall, very long blonde hair, has characteristic bony growths on her left ear and scars from recent chickenpox,” the statement continued.

“Officials believe the girls may be with a family member of one of the children and may be in the family #Guisborough area, but have not yet been able to confirm this.

“Anyone who has seen the girls/knows their whereabouts can urgently call 101 and dial 090238.”