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Concern for Missing North Potomac Teen (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Saturday, June 3, 2023

UPDATE: Ariana Nayyar has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Ariana Nayyar, a missing 14-year-old from North Potomac.  

 

Ariana was last seen on Friday, June 2, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the 16000 block of Raven Rock Drive. 

 

Ariana Nayyar is approximately 4-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. She has brown eyes and long hair that is currently dyed red. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black and white pajama pants and black shoes.  Ariana may be carrying a black and white backpack. 

 

Ariana Nayyar may be with another missing teen, Emily Reid.  

 

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Ariana Nayyar 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.  

 

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Release ID: 23-317
Media Contact: CC 
Categories: missing-person