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For Immediate Release: Monday, May 1, 2023

UPDATE: Haylee Nulia Berns has been located safe and unharmed.

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Haylee Nulia Berns, a missing 11-year-old from Gaithersburg.

Berns was last seen on Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 7 p.m., in the area of Mirrasou Lane.

Berns is approximately 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair that is currently styled in box braids. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, multi-color yoga pants and black Nike tennis shoes.

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Haylee Nulia Berns is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at (240) 773-5400. Callers may remain anonymous.