Missing Trinity Girl, Mother Found

TRINITY, FL — Update: The Pasco County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday afternoon that Hailey Mae Puyana had been found safe. The 9-year-old's mother Kristen Hooper had also been located.

Deputies released no details about the recovery of the child, who was last seen by her father on Feb. 7.

Earlier: The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing 9-year-old girl from Trinity.

According to the agency, Aaron Puyana came home on Feb. 7 to discover “that his ex-wife Kristen Hooper left with their daughter Hailey Mae Puyana.”

Deputies say Hooper has made no contact with Aaron Puyana since then. Deputies have obtained information that Hooper may be in the Brooksville area, according to an email from the agency.

Hailey is described as standing 4-foot-2. She weighs an estimated 80 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Hooper, 34, stands about 5-foot-6. She weighs about 165 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information about Hailey’s whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office’s tip line at 1-800-706-2488.

Photos courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office