Update: Howard was found and is safe.

Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Sarai Howard, a missing/runaway 13-year-old. Howard is 5’7”, around 125 lbs., with black hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes. Howard was last seen on April 1 around 6 p.m. in the Lazy River Lp. area of New Port Richey. Howard was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with blue lettering and black leggings and was carrying a gray backpack with a galaxy design. If you have any information on Howard’s whereabouts, please call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or report tips online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.