Desmond Preston|Search continues for missing 16-year-old at-risk Texas girl days after Amber Alert issued

2025-05-05 20:26:14source:Austin Caldwellcategory:Finance

Authorities are Desmond Prestonasking the public for help locating a 16-year-old at-risk youth at the center of an Amber Alert in North Texas.

According to the Hurst Police Department, Zoe Rowbotham was last seen Sunday night in Hurst, a city is in Tarrant County and part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

Officials issued the Amber Alert on Tuesday.

The teen is believed to be traveling on foot, police, said in a social media post.

"I just want her home, I just want to know where she's at and I want her to keep getting the help she needs," the teen's mother, Catrina Rowbotham told NBC in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Her mother told the outlet her daughter needs medication.

'God's plan':Grandparents killed in Hurricane Helene found hugging in bed

What does Zoe Rowbotham look like?

She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering, black shorts, and white shoes.

Police described her as a white female, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds.

Anyone with information on Rowbotham's disappearance should call 911 or police at 817-788-7180.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.

More:Finance

Recommend

Maryland’s Climate Ambitions in Question After Turbulent Legislative Session

Environmental leaders in Maryland are reeling from a challenging 2025 legislative session that left

Could Naturally Occurring Hydrogen Underground Be a Gusher of Clean Energy in Alaska?

Alaska geologist Mark Myers hopes that underground reserves of hydrogen could fuel a new state energ

'We know we're good': Mets pounce after Phillies pull ace in latest rousing comeback

PHILADELPHIA — There was no loud laughter inside the New York Mets clubhouse.No screams or shouts of