Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage girl missing from the Lake Illawarra area.
Kaitlyn Wearing, aged 13, was last seen at a home in Calderwood about 7pm on Sunday (21 August 2022) and has not contacted family since 4pm yesterday (Monday 22 August 2022).
When she failed to return home, officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District were notified and commenced inquiries into her whereabouts.
Family and police hold concerns for Kaitlyn's welfare due to her age.
Kaitlyn is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 150-160cm tall, of medium build, with long brown hair and hazel eyes.
While it is not known what she was wearing at the time, Kaitlyn may have been wearing a black Parka jacket, blue denim jean shorts and black sneakers.
It's believed she may be in the Sydney area.
Kaitlyn is known to frequent the Calderwood, Albion Park, Wollongong and Sydney areas.
Anyone with information into Kaitlyn's whereabouts is urged to contact Lake Illawarra Police Station on 02 4232 5599 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.
