An AMBER Alert was discontinued Thursday evening for two missing girls in East Texas.
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office said 11-year-old and 14-year-old were reported missing in the Athens area. They were last seen at about 4:15 p.m. off County Road 1408 on the west side of the city.
Anyone with information that can help authorities was asked to call 911 or the Henderson County Sheriff's Office at 903-675-5128.
Athens is about 70 miles southeast of Dallas.
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No further details were immediately available.
TEXAS STATEWIDE ALERT PROGRAMS
Eight kinds of alerts can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. Below are links to articles with more information about each type of alert.
- Active Shooter Alert
- AMBER Alert & Athena Alert
- Blue Alert
- Silver Alert
- CLEAR Alert
- Camo Alert (no longer operational)
- Endangered Missing Person Alert
- Power Outage Alert
