Officials have issued AMBER Alerts for two missing teenagers who were last seen in Arkansas on Friday.

Trixie Studer and Sam Smith, both 14, were last seen in Ratcliff, according to AMBER Alerts.

Officials said they believe Studer is with Smith, whom she met online. A silver Kia SUV with black wheels, driven by an unknown black male driver, was purchasing gas Friday evening at Handy Way in Caulksville in Logan County. Officials believe the driver was Smith.

Smith was reported missing Thursday in Wadesboro, North Carolina. According to the alert, both teens are currently considered endangered.

Studer is described as having blue hair and purple glasses. She was last seen wearing a short white shirt with a large brown stripe and black pants. She also had two backpacks, one light blue and the other an unknown color, and a cat with her. The cat is black with brown spots.

Studer is a white female with green eyes. She is about 6 feet tall and weighs about 220 pounds.

Smith is a black man with black hair and brown eyes. He is about 6 feet tall. No clothing description of him was given in the report.

Anyone with information can contact the Logan County Sheriff’s Office at 479-963-3271.

What is an AMBER alert?

AMBER Alert is a national alert system used to warn the public of missing children under the age of 18.

The alerts are shared via radio, TV, road signs, mobile phones and other data-enabled devices.

Last year, 1,200 children were found thanks to the AMBER Alert system and 180 children were rescued as a result of the emergency alerts.

To be alerted, there must be an abduction, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death, and there must be descriptive information about the child, the suspect, or the suspect’s vehicle.

“Every child featured in an AMBER Alert has been reported missing to police. The purpose of an AMBER Alert is to immediately encourage the community to assist in the search for and safe recovery of a missing child,” says Alan S . Nanavaty, executive director of special programs for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said Newsweek.

Nanavaty said on average less than 200 AMBER Alerts are issued per year. The warnings are broadcast via radio, TV, road signs, mobile phones and other data-enabled devices. The AMBER Alert system is used in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Indian Country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is also using ways to include posters and social media distribution to amplify Amber Alerts to the public, Nanavaty said.

Newsweek created a map using 2022 data showing which states saw the most Amber Alerts in 2022. According to the data, there were 31 Amber Alerts in Texas in 2022.

Active AMBER alerts

There is still one active AMBER Alert for a boy in Tennessee.

Sebastian Rogers, 15, has been missing since February 26. He was last seen at his mother and stepfather’s home in Sumner County, Tennessee. He is described as 6 feet tall and weighs about 120 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes, and he wears glasses. He was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about Rogers is asked to call the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center at 615-451-3838 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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