Mom asks for public’s help locating missing daughter suffering from mental health crisis
Authorities initially said Providence McNeill was a runaway, but change her status to high-risk missing child after police received medical documentation.
Credit: Lancaster PD
Published: 5:59 PM CDT July 2, 2021
Updated: 6:28 PM CDT July 7, 2021
Updated with information from the family on July 7.
Family and friends of 16-year-old Providence McNeill gathered Wednesday for a third time to attempt to locate the missing teen.
The search party took place at 7 p.m. at 4100 West Airport Freeway in Irving.
According to Lancaster police, McNeill was initially reported as a runaway on Sunday, June 27. But after an investigation, police said it was determined that she was considered high-risk and in danger due to mental health concerns.