Pasco County Sheriff: Missing Port Richey Teen Located Safe

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Pasco County Sheriff: Missing Port Richey Teen Located Safe

Lydia Hernandez
Lydia Hernandez

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Lydia Hernandez has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.

ORIGINAL REPORT: The Pasco Sheriff’s Office has launched a search for 16-year-old Lydia Hernandez, who was reported missing in Port Richey on Friday. Hernandez was last seen at approximately 6 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Dresden Lane area.

According to investigators, Hernandez is 5’5” tall and weighs about 120 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time of her disappearance, she was dressed in a black “PACE School” sweatshirt featuring a torch logo and brown Ugg slippers. Her specific type of pants is currently unknown.

The Sheriff’s Office is requesting that anyone with information regarding her location contact their non-emergency line at 727-847-8102, option 7.

Community members can also provide information anonymously or otherwise through the department’s tip website at PascoSheriff.com/tips.

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