Calgary

Missing Calgary teen has medical condition, needs help

Calgary police are searching for a teenager with a medical condition who was last seen Friday evening.

18-year-old last seen in southwest Calgary Friday evening

UPDATE: The missing teen was found safe on Sunday afternoon.


Calgary police are searching for a teenager with a medical condition who was last seen Friday evening.

Her family of is concerned because the 18-year-old doesn't have her medication.

"Somewhere out there tonight, a girl is wandering confused and without proper clothes, possibly even shoeless," said her aunt, Robyn Kunz.

Family members said the girl ran out of a relative's home in the 100 block of Oakfield Circle S.W.  around 7 p.m Friday. Police believe she may have been spotted at the Calgary Co-op grocery store on Southland Drive 90 minutes later.

The 18-year-old hasn't lived in Calgary for long, so she doesn't know the area.

Her mother hopes someone will find the missing teen.

"We as a family are gravely concerned about [her] safety," she said.

She is described as white, about 5'5" tall and 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair, and was wearing black leggings and a dark red tank top when she was last seen. She was not wearing shoes.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Calgary police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

With files from Kate Adach