Update 4 p.m. — According to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Nautica Jane Philyaw was located safe and returned home.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find a teenage girl who was reported missing today.
According to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO), 17-year-old Nautica Jane Philyaw was last seen on Thursday morning at 206 Heather Lane, a residence in the northwestern part of the county.
NHCSO described Nautica as a 5-foot, 5-inch-tall white female, weighing approximately 200 pounds, with medium build, hazel eyes, and brown shoulder-length hair. She attended Laney High School (prior to state-wide school closures).
Nautica was last seen wearing a “Gray T-Shirt, Black Leggings, White Flip Flops with a black purse, blue book bag and a red plaid book bag containing stuffed animals,” according to NHCSO.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 798-4200.
