Las Vegas police locate previously missing 16-year-old girl

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UPDATE: Las Vegas police confirmed Friday afternoon that Jaylese Wainwright was safely located.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl.

According to police, Jaylese Wainwright was last seen Wednesday at about 9:51 p.m. near the 9900 block of Ridge Hill near S. Grand Canyon and W. Tompkins.

Police said she was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with a red Slipknot logo, turquoise pajama pants with images of bunnies on them and white shoes.

Help us locate 16-year-old Jaylese Wainwright who is considered missing and endangered.

She was last seen wearing a BLACK t-shirt with a RED "Slipknot" logo, TURQUOISE pajama pants with images of bunnies on it and WHITE shoes.

Anyone with information should call 702-828-3111 pic.twitter.com/WyPDO9A9Vc

— LVMPD (@LVMPD) May 19, 2022

Police advise that she may be in severe emotional distress and in need of medical assistance.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call police.