UPDATE: Mendoza returned home and is safe, according to Volusia police.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help to locate a missing teenage girl who was last seen with her hair dyed blue.
According to VCSO, Natalie Paris Mendoza went missing in Deltona on Friday, August 12.
That evening, Mendoza packed a bag and told her family that she was going to stay with friends.
Since then, Mendoza has not been in contact with her family or attended school.
Mendoza stands 5’3″ tall, weighs 160 pounds, and has brown eyes. According to her family, at last check, Mendoza had blue-dyed hair.
If you have any information about the whereabouts of Mendoza, or if you see her in public, please contact 911 or the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at 386-736-5961.