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A Mother's Plea: Oak Creek Mom Asks for Help to Locate Missing Daughter

In her own words, Kimberly Small asks for help in finding her daughter Audrey Pownell, 15, who she says has been missing since May 5.

OAK CREEK — An Oak Creek mother is asking for the public's help to find her teenage daughter who has reportedly been missing since May 5.

Kimberly Small says her daughter Audrey Pownell, 15, was last seen around 9 p.m. on 84th street at St. Charles School in Wauwatosa on May 5.

She created a short video explaining the situation as of Monday evening, and is asking for your help:

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Small says the Oak Creek police told her they would be on the lookout for her daughter.

Small told Patch on Monday night that Audrey had gone missing once in 2015, but she had returned about a day later. Small said this time it's different, because she was far from home, had no cell phone nor any money at the time of her last whereabouts.

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Small said she fears the worst.

According to Small, Pownell stands 5'5" tall and has blue eyes, blonde hair with faint pink streaks.

When contacted Monday, Small said she is working with local authorities to try to find her, but needs the public's help to find her daughter.

Here is a social media post showing more details. She urges people to contact the local police department or herself directly.

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