UPDATE: Missing teenaged girl found

UPDATE: 3:17 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015

KAMLOOPS – RCMP say Shyla Billy, 13, hasbeen located safe and sound,and would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter.

11:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager.

Shyla Billy, 13, was last heard from yesterday, Nov. 14, according to a RCMP media release.

Police say they are concerned for Billy’s wellbeing and would like to have her returned home.

Billy is an Aboriginal female, 5’3” tall, 130 lbs. with brown/red shoulder length hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing capris-style black leggings, long dark socks and a black tank top. She may have a red hoodie with her.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Shyla Billy is urged to contact their local police or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

— This story was updated at 12:10 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 to include a photo of the missing teenager.