Search on for Missing 12-Year-Old: Have You Seen Miranda Freiberg?

Miranda Lynn Freiberg hasn’t been seen since Tuesday morning. (Photo: Canton Police Department)

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A 12-year-old girl who called herself in absent from school Tuesday morning remains missing, and nearby woods were searched after some schoolmates posted messages on social media saying her backpack had been found in woods.

Police are hopeful that Miranda Lynn Freiberg, who was last seen at 7:05 a.m. in the vicinity of Cherry Hill and Lotz roads in Canton, left on her own, The Observer & Eccentric and The Detroit News report. When she called East Middle school about 9 a.m., she said that she was sick.

The sixth-grader at East Middle School is described as 5-feet, 4-inches tall, weighs about 115 pounds and has short auburn hair. When she was last seen, she wa wearing black skinny jeans and a black shirt with polka dots.

If you’ve seen her, call the Canton Police Department at (734) 394-5400; select 2 at the prompt, and then 1.

A massive search was conducted, but Miranda hadn’t been found by Tuesday evening.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools issued a statement to the parents:

“We are concerned about the safety of an East Middle School student,” the statement said. “We understand our students may be upset to learn that a schoolmate is missing. We have counselors and additional support at school for students upset by this news.”

The Detroit News said Miranda is the third Metro Detroit girl reported missing in recent months, including 14-year-old April Millsap, whose body was found along the Macomb Orchard Trail in July. Last month, an 18-year-old Monroe County teen reportedly faked her abduction, then re-appeared the next day 50 miles away.