FLORIDA — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen in Hillsborough County.
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Lanasia Marie Taylor has been missing since April 25, 2026. She was last seen in Lutz, Florida, and her current whereabouts remain unknown.
Officials said Lanasia is a 16-year-old female, but no additional details about the circumstances of her disappearance were immediately released.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation. Anyone with information about Lanasia’s location is urged to contact the agency at (813) 247-8000 or call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s 24-hour hotline at 1-800-843-5678.
Tips can also be submitted online through the NCMEC website.
The case remains under active investigation.
