Amber Alert issued for teen girl missing from Mitchell County in NC mountains

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — An Amber Alert was issued Sunday afternoon for a missing teen girl from Mitchell County in the North Carolina mountains.

Nevaeh Hope Patton, 14, was last seen around 10 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office.

The Amber Alert, which designates an endangered child, was issued for Nevaeh just after 3:10 p.m. The Amber Alert lists her as 15 years old.

Information about her disappearance was initially released around noon by deputies in Mitchell County, which borders Tennessee and is about 60 miles northeast of Asheville.

Neveah is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with blonde hair and brown eyes, the alert said. She has pink and red highlights in her hair, officials said.

Deputies said Neveah’s home is along Harrell Hill Road near N.C. 226, about 7 miles west of Bakersville, the Mitchell County seat.

A photo was released of Neveah holding a bird.

The Amber Alert said anyone with information about Nevaeh should contact the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office immediately at (828) 688-9110, or call 911 or *HP.