Update: McCarrie was found 6/29/2011.
Horry County police are looking for McCarrie Blankenship, 12, who was last seen riding her blue bicycle near her home at the intersection of Loop Road and Highway 366 in the Loris area at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Geraldine Harris, McCarrie's grandmother and legal guardian, says McCarrie was last seen wearing a green and white sundress with blue shorts and flip flops and carrying a pink and white backpack.
Harris says the bicycle was located on Four Seasons Road behind a tobacco building. That's about two miles away from their home. Harris says McCarrie was told she wasn't allowed to ride on that road.
Horry County police say McCarrie was upset over a recent move and threatened to run away the day before she disappeared.
Harris says McCarrie has never run away before.
We spoke with Lt. Jamie DeBari with Horry County police about why an Amber Alert was not issued for McCarrie. He said her disappearance does not meet the strict criteria required for an Amber Alert to be issued. You can read those criteria here.
McCarrie's picture is also on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's website.
McCarrie is 5'5," with blonde hair and blue eyes. She weighs 110 pounds.
If you have any information about her disappearance, you can contact the Criminal Investigations Division of Horry County police at 843-915-8345, Horry County dispatch at 843-248-1520 or if you wish to remain anonymous, 915-TIPS (8477).
You can also contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
