The Indiana State Police have issued a Silver Alert for Zania Mason, a 15-year-old girl from South Bend, last seen earlier today. FOX 59 reports that she is approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Last seen wearing a white puffer jacket, white shirt, and black leggings, Mason is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.

Adding to the urgency, Mason has been described as a runaway juvenile in a post by the South Bend Police Department on Facebook, last seen around midnight near Kemble and Indiana Avenues. Family concerns are deepened by her neurodivergent disorder diagnoses, which includes Autism. Described as wearing pigtails with curly brown hair, she carries 185 pounds on her 5'2" frame.

The South Bend community, located approximately 150 miles north of Indianapolis, is on alert to aid in her safe return. WTHR emphasizes the importance of public assistance in such cases of missing juveniles, where the intersection of youth and vulnerability collide in a perilous limbo.

Authorities urge anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Zania Mason, or who believes they may have seen someone matching her description, to contact the South Bend Police Department at 574-255-0621 or dial 911 immediately.