Police in Port St. Lucie, Florida, are looking for 15-year-old Saige Stiles after she allegedly instructed a good friend on the cellphone she was being adopted Monday morning and by no means arrived in school.

Simply earlier than 7 a.m. Monday, police responded to a 911 name positioned by Stiles' good friend who instructed them the place she was and that Stiles thought she was being adopted, in accordance with WPTV. Police stated they arrived on the scene and located Stiles' backpack and cellphone on a sidewalk. At the moment, it's unclear if she was kidnapped, ran away or received right into a automotive with somebody.

Police stated a digicam within the space captured Stiles strolling behind homes within the neighborhood round 7:30 a.m., and he or she didn't seem like at risk, WPTV reported.

"She simply was strolling. Did not seem she was at risk or misery. Simply strolling by way of the yard," Sergeant John Dellacroce stated at a Monday information convention.

Police stated they've been in touch with the good friend who known as 911 and with Stiles' father. Authorities stated they've each been cooperative as police attempt to be taught extra about who Stiles is and what her household life and historical past is like as they examine the circumstances round her disappearance.

Different lacking individuals instances in current weeks have additionally gained nationwide consideration, together with the March disappearance of Cassie Carli and the disappearance of Julie Noppinger, who was final seen in late February. Each of these instances occurred in Florida. In Nevada late final month, a person made an preliminary court docket look associated to the disappearance of a lacking 18-year-old who had not been discovered.

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Police in Florida are looking for 15-year-old Saige Stiles after she went lacking Monday morning. Above, an image taken on February 2, 2020, reveals a flashing blue mild on a police automotive in Datteln, Germany.Ina Fassbender/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

Stiles is taken into account to be lacking or endangered at the moment, and police inspired anybody with data to name the division. Stiles is described as 5 toes 5 inches tall and weighing 120 kilos. She was final seen in denims and a long-sleeve grey shirt.

"We urge Saige, if you happen to're on the market, if you happen to're protected, please name us. You are not in any sort of bother," Dellacroce stated. "We simply need to be sure to're protected."

He additionally stated there could be an elevated police presence within the space because the search continues and within the coming days, as the situation the place Stiles went lacking is a typical space for college kids strolling to high school. As well as, police stated they'd begun utilizing helicopters and bloodhounds to seek for Stiles.

Video from WPTV's information helicopter confirmed a number of police automobiles within the space, proof markers on the bottom and an officer looking by way of what gave the impression to be a big purse or backpack.

Police additionally stated the truth that Stiles' good friend reported to the 911 operator that Stiles believed she was being adopted led to an elevated police response out of concern that she might have been kidnapped.

"When a name comes out like this, each out there officer. It is intensive manpower, an intensive search," Dellacroce stated, in accordance with WPTV. "It is all arms on deck till we will discover her."

Replace 4/11/22, 12:41 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with further data.