The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an AMBER Alert after two young girls failed to return home Friday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued the alert for two 12-year-old girls, Emily Harrington and Emma Sue Hale, after they did not return from a Friday night football game in Rockport at Port Missouri High School, according to KSDK.
The girls were reportedly last seen in the 600 block of South Nebraska Street in Rockport around 8:40 pm. They are believed to possibly be with a white male named Alec or Alex, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Amber Alert information.
Emily Harrington is described as a white female who is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 135 pounds. She is shown to have brown hair and to often wear her hair in a bun. She has a birthmark on the front of her neck.
Emily was wearing a brown t-shirt, light-colored leggings, and cowboy boots at the time of her disappearance.
Emma Sue Hale is described as a white female who is 5 feet, 2 inches and weighs approximately 120 pounds. Emma’s hair is listed as dark blue and extremely long.
At the time of Emma’s disappearance, she was wearing a red Chief’s hooded sweatshirt and black leggings.
The man, Alex/Alec, who is believed to be with the girls, is possibly from the California area.
If anyone has any information on the girls or their whereabouts, they are encouraged to contact 911 or the Atchison County Sheriff at 660-744-6271.
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[Feature Photo: Emma Sue Hale (L) and Emily Harrington (R)/MSHP]