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Hot Springs community comes together to search for missing 15-year-old girl

15-year-old Annabel Rose was last seen on May 6, and nobody has heard from her since. The family and neighbors are now searching for her whereabouts.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Update: The Hot Springs Police Department said Annabel Rose was found safe on Saturday.

The search for a missing 15-year-old Hot Springs girl grew larger on Friday.

Four days after Annabel Rose disappeared, her family is now getting help from neighbors. The search started with a prayer in a neighborhood off of Grand Avenue as people gathered to search for the missing teen.

Annabel disappeared on May 6, and no one has heard from her.

"I want my daughter home," Annabel's mother Amy Rose said. "I want publicity. I want someone to help me find my daughter."

Annabel's last known location was her house, which her parents said she snuck out at night.

The search party began at Annabel's house and went door-to-door, asking neighbors if they had any camera footage or knowledge of her whereabouts.

"We are here with open arms, and we love you so much," Annabel's sister Isabella Rose said. "Do not be afraid to come back to us. We will always be right here."

One man believes he could have a lead.

Gary Schreimel lives in Hot Springs and said he saw a girl on the outskirts of town fitting Annabel's description around 5 p.m. on May 9, three days after she reportedly snuck out.

"In 7 years, I never saw a young girl there with a backpack," Schreimel said. "That's weird."

And a mother who knows all too well about this situation also came to help.

Jessica Ellis is a Hot Springs mother who spent most of last year looking for her missing son, Amir. She shared words of support from one mom to another.

"I know what it feels like to have them missing, and I also know what it's like not to get them back the way you want," Ellis said. "We want her back, so we are going to start on this heavy from the very beginning."

The Hot Springs Police Department said Annabel was last seen wearing gray shorts, a blue cartoon t-shirt and a camouflaged zip-up hoodie. 

Anyone with information on Annabel's whereabouts is asked to contact Hot Springs Detective Stone at (501) 441-5872 or mstone@city.hs.net.

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