LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Payton Holloway, who was reported missing after leaving a residence in Altoona late at night.
According to deputies, Holloway was last seen at approximately 11:08 p.m. leaving an Altoona residence on foot.
Holloway is described as a white female, 5 feet tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds, with brunette hair. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and pink pants.
Anyone with information about Holloway’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 352-343-2101 or email tips@lcso.org.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to CRIMELINE by calling 1-800-423-8477.
The Sheriff’s Office asks anyone who may have seen Holloway or has information that could assist investigators to come forward immediately.
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