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SW IA authorities on the lookout for missing Essex teen

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March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Update 6:48-a.m. 3/26/14 – Authorities in Shenandoah say Bird has been found with the assistance of Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies. No other details were provided.)

Authorities in southwest Iowa are asking for the public’s help in finding a teenager who’s been missing for more than four days. The Daily NonPareil reports 16-year old Brydget Bird, of Essex, was last seen by her mother Friday night. Shenandoah Police Chief Kris Grebert says the girl was reported missing the next day.

Brydget Bird

Brydget Bird

Bird is 5-foot-5 and weighs approximately 100 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing black pants, a long sleeve white shirt and a Superman backpack. Police believe she may have left home in a silver Chevy HHR with Iowa plates.

Bird could possibly be with friends in the Shenandoah, Clarinda or Essex areas. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Shenandoah Police at (712) 246-3512.