Police appeal to locate girl missing from Sydney's northwest

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a girl missing from Sydney's north-west.

Payton Felsch, aged 13, was last seen outside Blacktown Girls High School, about 9am (Monday 20 February 2023), and has not been sighted since.

Unable to be located or contacted, officers attached to Blacktown Police Area Command were notified and immediately commenced inquiries to locate her.

Family and police hold serious concerns for her welfare.

Payton is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 165cm tall, and has curly brown hair. She was wearing a white blouse, maroon shorts and orange shoes.

Anyone with information about Payton whereabouts is urged to either contact Blacktown Police Station on (02) 9671 9199 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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