UPDATE: Alexis Sims has been found, according to the Perry County Sheriff’s Office.

NEW LEXINGTON (WCMH) — The Perry County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 17-year-old Alexis Aireal Sims who is missing from the New Lexington area.

The sheriff’s office says Sims may be headed out of state.

Sims is 5 feet tall, 120 pounds, and has red hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information should contact Deputy Brandon Forrester or Sergeant Derrick Keylor at 740-342-4123.

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