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‘We just want to hold you again,’ says mom of missing girl in Saskatchewan

‘We just want to hold you again,’ says mom of missing girl in Saskatchewan

From Global News · () English

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  • Saskatchewan police renewed their appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of 14-year-old Peyton Flett, who has been missing since mid-June.
  • Flett was last seen between June 16 and 17 in Prince Albert, and police are urging anyone with details to come forward.
  • The teenager's mother pleaded for her daughter's safe return, hoping she would be home for her 15th birthday on Aug. 19.

Saskatchewan police are intensifying their search for 14-year-old Peyton Flett, who has been missing since mid-June. The Prince Albert Police Service issued a renewed plea for public assistance on Wednesday, detailing Flett's last known whereabouts between June 16 and 17. She was reportedly seen in the Marquis Road and Central Avenue area, as well as near John Diefenbaker School.

Our priority is to find Peyton and to bring her home to her family.

— Lisa SimonsonPrince Albert police Insp. Lisa Simonson stated the police department's primary goal regarding the missing teenager.

Flett is described as five feet three inches tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a dark hoodie, black fanny pack, and blue Christmas pyjama pants. Police have stated that finding Peyton and bringing her home to her family is their top priority.

Someone knows what happened to Peyton and we need help finding her.

— Lisa SimonsonPrince Albert police Insp. Lisa Simonson urged the public to provide any information that could assist in locating the missing girl.

"Someone knows what happened to Peyton and we need help finding her," said Prince Albert police Insp. Lisa Simonson, who leads the criminal investigations division. The family has been actively searching for Flett since she was reported missing on June 30, a full two weeks after her last confirmed sighting.

She should be at home with us celebrating her birthday.

— Danica MoorePeyton Flett's mother expressed her sorrow that her daughter would miss her upcoming 15th birthday.

Flett's mother, Danica Moore, made an emotional appeal at the news conference, expressing the family's anguish. "She should be at home with us celebrating her birthday," Moore said, referencing Peyton's upcoming 15th birthday on Aug. 19. "Instead, there’s an empty space where she would sit, and our family is [in a] living nightmare." Moore urged residents to remain vigilant, check surveillance footage, and report any information that could help locate her daughter. "Peyton, if you can hear me, we love you more than life itself. We miss you so much, it hurts to breathe. You are not in any trouble. We just need to hear your voice. We just need to know you are safe," she pleaded. "We just want to hold you again. We want to celebrate you turning 15. Our only wish for her birthday is to have her home safe."

Instead, there’s an empty space where she would sit, and our family is [in a] living nightmare.

— Danica MoorePeyton Flett's mother described the family's ongoing distress since her disappearance.
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Originally published by Global News. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.