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Kansas City police say 12-year-old girl reported missing in Northland found safe

Kansas City police were asking the public for help to locate Lily Gow, a 12-year-old girl reported missing from her Northland home since Wednesday afternoon.
Kansas City police were asking the public for help to locate Lily Gow, a 12-year-old girl reported missing from her Northland home since Wednesday afternoon. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Update: Police said Wednesday evening that 12-year-old Lily Gow was found safe.

Kansas City police were asking the public for help to locate a 12-year-old girl reported missing from her Northland home since Wednesday afternoon.

Lily Gow was last seen walking away from her home about 3:25 p.m. near Northeast Normandy Lane and Carolane Street in the city’s Briarcliff-Claymont neighborhood, according to police.

Gow is 5-foot-5 and weighs about 150 pounds, according to police. She was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, red pajama pants and brown shoes when she was last seen.

Kansas City police advised anyone who locates Gow to immediately call 911.

This story was originally published December 6, 2023 at 6:33 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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