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Missing Leesburg Teen Was Last Seen On Monday: Police

Authorities are asking for the public's help finding a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Leesburg on Monday.

LEESBURG, VA— Authorities are asking for the public's help finding a missing 15-year-old girl from Leesburg.

Shea Austin-Dench was last seen around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. She was in the 500 block of S. King Street in Leesburg.

Authorities said Austin-Dench is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. She has curly brown hair and brown eyes.

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Austin-Dench was last seen wearing a light-colored sweatshirt with a pink shirt underneath, dark pants, and dark-colored Crocs. She was carrying a had a dark-colored backpack, according to the police report.

Photo courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Investigators believe she left the area of her own accord.

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Anyone with more information about Austin-Dench's whereabouts can contact Detective S. Smith at 703-777-1021.

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