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Loved ones are desperately searching for a 12-year-old child who went missing in Arizona more than a week ago.
Betty Sue Taylor was last seen in Safford, Arizona, around 11 a.m. on March 20, after telling her father, Justin Taylor, that she was going for a walk. statement From the Graham County Sheriff's Office. He called authorities at 8:06 p.m. to report that his daughter had not returned to her home. Thunderbird Mobile Home Park.
Stephanie Buckwit, Betty's paternal aunt, spoke to Oxygen.com about the anguish of not knowing where Betty was. The search has entered its second week.
“You don't know the pain, the suffering, the hell until a child disappears and just disappears and no one knows what happened,” Buckwit said. “Nobody saw anything, and they [a] Ghost. “
Law enforcement members used search dogs, helicopters and drones to help search for the missing child, police said. ABC News. The park where Betty lives in his RV and mobile home is located just eight miles south of Safford and has views of Mount Graham and the Pinareño Mountains of southeastern Arizona. There, the search continues through desert terrain on foot, ATVs and horseback.
On Saturday, Bonnie Jones gave an interview to Phoenix. ABC15 News About a daughter who reportedly left her father's house with a backpack and a few bottles of water.
“I'm scared to death of what she's going to go through,” Jones said. “She doesn't know if she's out alone. She doesn't know if she has a safe place. She doesn't know if she's eating.”
Betty's paternal uncle, Danny Taylor, who lives with Betty and her family, told Oxygen.com that Betty's disappearance was unusual.
“We don't know anything,” Danny Taylor said. “She went for a walk [that] Sunday we were all sitting there. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning outside. She said she was going for a walk and she didn't just go home. ”
The desert area where she was last seen is rocky and inhabited by rattlesnakes.
“It's a huge area. It's not a safe place to walk,” Danny continued. “But we don't feel like she's here. We hope she's still in Arizona, but honestly, we don't know anything. That's the hard part.”
He said the family is grateful to the community members who have already come together to help search for Betty and bring water to volunteers searching for her.
Betty's mother told ABC 15 News that Betty had been struggling in school since moving in with her father in Arizona last summer. She also claimed that there was a disagreement between her and who Betty befriended on social media.
“She kept promising to get rid of them, so when I checked her latest Facebook page, she had hidden all of her friends except for mutual friends,” Jones said. Ta.
betty taylor Photo: Graham County Sheriff's Office
Danny Taylor also told Oxygen.com that authorities are examining Betty's tablet.
“We honestly think she may have been taken because she was talking to some people online, maybe saying, 'Oh, we're 15 or so.' It was like, [could be] “I’m a 40-year-old weirdo,” he said. “Again, we don't know anything.”
Danny teared up when he told Oxygen.com that Betty had recently skipped school and that going for a walk was the first sign that she was feeling better.
“When she left, she was happy. She had a smile on her face,” Danny said. “The first day she felt better and she just wanted to go for a walk.”
“Betty, if you see this, we love you and we miss you,” Buckwit said. “We will never stop searching until we find you.”
According to Graham County authorities, Betty is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds. She has red highlights in her shoulder-length hair and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with white writing on the front, a neon-colored baseball cap, blue jeans, and She was wearing turquoise and pink Vans tennis shoes.
As the investigation into the whereabouts of Betty Taylor continues, anyone with information is asked to contact the Graham County Sheriff's Office at 928-428-3141.
