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For Immediate Release: Friday, August 19, 2022

UPDATE : August 19, 2022 - Saba Afewerki has been located safe and unharmed.

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 45-year-old woman from Silver Spring.

On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Saba Afewerki was last seen leaving the 300 block of Wayne Ave.

Afewerki is approximately 5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a cream-colored top with black stripes, black pants and a red bandana on her head.

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Saba Afewerki is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 or the 3rd District Investigative Section at (240) 773-6870. Callers may remain anonymous.