Pender County Sheriff’s Office locates missing teen

UPDATE: As of Monday evening, Gail has been found.

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Pender County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in finding a runaway/missing person who was last seen by her family Sunday night.

Gail Ann Marie Bennett, 17, is described as being about 5’6”, and weighing about 264 pounds. She has blue eyes, dyed black hair with a red undercut. She was last seen wearing a rust-colored tie dye hoodie, blue jeans, and black Converse sneakers.

She was last known to be in the Hampstead area, but may be headed toward Jacksonville or Sneads Ferry.

If you see Gail or know of her whereabouts, please contact Detective Rackovan at the Pender County Sheriff’s Office at 910-259-1515. Please refer to case # 2021-00117 when calling.