Buncombe County sheriff looking for missing Candler girl

Photo courtesy of Buncombe County Sheriff's Office

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating Destiny Marie Hughes, a 15-year-old girl reported missing on Sunday, June 21.

Hughes was last seen at her home on Davis Creek Road in Candler at around 2 p.m. on Sunday. Anyone with information can call the Buncombe County sheriff’s office at (828) 250-6670.

From the Asheville Citizen-Times

By Sabain Warren

The Buncombe County’s Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing teenage girl.

Destiny Marie Hughes, 15, was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office by her guardians on Sunday, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Natalie Bailey said. Destiny was last seen at her home on Davis Creek Road in Candler at about 2 p.m. Sunday.

The girl is described as white, 5-feet-2, weighing 105 pounds with shorter-length brown hair and brown eyes. A clothing description and direction of travel are unavailable.
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