Authorities in Ohio are searching for two missing children and are asking the public for help locating them.
The Columbus Police Department (CPD) wrote on Twitter that 2-year-old Skylar Davis and 15-year-old Nevaeh Davis went missing on Thursday around 5:03 a.m.
#MISSING 04/23/20:
15-year-old Nevaeh Davis & 2-year-old Skylar Davis were last seen leaving the area of the 400 block of Broad Meadows Blvd. on foot at 5:03am today.
Info on their whereabouts please call CPD’s Missing Person’s Unit at
614-645-4624#missingchildren #Columbus pic.twitter.com/Y9w05nlT4G— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) April 23, 2020
Police said the pair was last seen on foot in the 400 block of Broad Meadows Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio.
Police described Nevaeh as a black female, standing at 5 feet 3 inches, and weighing 169 pounds. She was last seen wearing a plain long sleeve, gray or green colored T-shirt or sweatshirt, black shorts, and flip flops.
Skylar was last seen wearing a black and white patterned onesie with a pink collar.
The department is asking anyone who has information on their whereabouts to call CPD’s Missing Person’s Unit at 614-645-4624.
Police said Skyler is Nevaeh’s daughter.
We continue to look for info on the whereabouts of Nevaeh Davis & her 23-month old daughter Skyler Davis.
Info-CPD: 614-645-4624 or [email protected]#missing #MissingPerson #missingtoddler #missingmother #missingchildren #ColumbusOhio #columbuspolice https://t.co/7dDyJybCCs
— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) April 23, 2020
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