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Authorities searching for missing runaway teen in Skagit County

Missing runaway teen in Skagit County. Melody J. Thompson, 13, was last seen at her mother’s residence in Hamilton on Sunday morning. (Skagit County Sheriff's Office)

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — The FBI’s Seattle Field Office and the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a runaway teen.

Melody J. Thompson, 13, was last seen at her mother’s residence in Hamilton on Sunday morning.

She was wearing a long-sleeve pink shirt, dark-colored leggings, glasses and had her hair in a ponytail. She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds and has brown hair and blue/gray eyes.

The Sheriff’s Office currently has no information on where Thompson may have been headed.

Anyone with information on Thompson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 360-416-1950 or the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.

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