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Worried mom looking for daughter with intellectual disability, last seen in Jacksonville

UPDATE: Michayla Turner has been located.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — ****UPDATE:  Florida mom says missing daughter last seen in Jacksonville has been succesfully located

A worried mother is asking for the community's help in finding her daughter who has an intellectual impairment.

Deborah Ruszczyk Turner says her daughter, Michayla Turner, was last seen at her apartment in Jacksonville Sunday afternoon.

She was staying at Frassatti Newman Hall and has been taking classes at the University of North Florida.

"I am in desperate need of your help and prayers... Michayla voluntarily left her apartment in Jacksonville... with someone we believe to be "Tim P". She has not been seen or heard from since," says Deborah Ruszczyk Turner. 

"I now believe she is not safe. If anyone has any information, anything, please reach out to me, or the Jacksonville missing persons department at 904-630-2627."

She says Michayla Turner is 5-feet-tall, 160 pounds, light brown/blonde hair and has green eyes. 

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirmed that Michayla is missing.

In the missing person's report, JSO says that Michayla violated the rules of the program at UNF and her mother was on the way to pick her up when she disappeared. 

Police believe she may have run away to be with this 'Tim P'.

Her mother told police that she is concerned this man is taking advantage of her due to her mental status and because she functions as a 13-year-old might.

If you have any information, please call police.

I am in desperate need of your help and prayers. Michayla voluntarily left her apartment in Jacksonville, Frassatti...

Posted by Deborah Ruszczyk Turner on Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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