TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — Update: The AWARE Foundation said Wednesday that Elexia Meeker has been found and is safe.
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Authorities in Tangipahoa Parish are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 17-year-old girl who was last seen on Saturday morning.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says Elexia Meeker of Bedico was last seen wearing a grey long-sleeved shirt, a black hooded jacket, and black leggings. She also has braces and a pierced nose.
“Elexia has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her family and our detectives are worried about her,” a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page said.
Anyone with information about Meeker’s whereabouts is asked to call the TPSO at 985-345-6150.
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