Florida Missing Child Alert issued for Tampa teenager
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida Missing Child Alert was issued for a 16-year-old Tampa girl on Monday.
Jewel Blackwell was last seen in the area of the 6000 block of Gibson Avenue in Tampa wearing a gray sweater and gray sweatpants.
Blackwell was described as a black female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5'3″ tall and weighs 245 pounds. She has two nose piercings and a lip piercing.
Police believe she may be traveling in the South Florida area.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or call 911.
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