BELMONT, N.C. — Leydi Cardona, a 12-year-old girl from Belmont, North Carolina, has been missing for over three weeks, the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children announced Tuesday.
Cardona was last seen in the Gaston County town on April 22. The Belmont Police Department believes Cardona may have traveled to the North Carolina cities of Durham, Raleigh, or Cary.
She is described as five feet four inches tall weighing 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Cardona has been previously found after going missing before. Most recently, she went missing in March 2023.
Anyone with information about Cardona or her disappearance is asked to call the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the Belmont Police Department at 1-704-866-3300.
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