A 15-year-old girl, Mya McClung, has been missing since Monday night and is considered endangered.
An endangered person advisory has been issued by the West Plains Police Department, which released a report describing McClung as 5 feet 5 inches tall weighing 120 to 140 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes, and a fair complexion.
She reportedly went missing at 10:20 p.m. Monday from 3592 west U.S. 160. That location is about a mile east of South Fork. McClung was wearing a light blue tie-dye t-shirt and grey sweatpants.
Police say she was last seen entering a wooded area near the intersection of U.S. 160 and Private Road 6350, and is without prescription medications used to treat numerous mental health conditions.
Anyone seeing McClung or that has information related to her disappearance is asked to call 911 to be put in touch with law enforcement, or to call the West Plains Police Department at 417-256-2244.
