East Ky. family pleads for return of missing Mariah Woods

Mariah Woods went missing from her North Carolina home sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.
Mariah Woods went missing from her North Carolina home sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.

An Amber Alert has been issued for 3-year-old Mariah Woods after she vanished from her Onslow County home in North Carolina, reportedly sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.

Since that time over 200 officials with 14 agencies have aided in the search for Mariah.

Mariah’s family members in Floyd County are devastated by her disappearance and are pleading with whoever may have taken her to just bring her home safe.

missing_4“We have been in some contact with the grandmother who is just as devastated and has been in tears every time we have spoken to her. We actually just received a text from her that says, ‘Keep praying because nothing is impossible with God. I am getting so weak I can’t pray anymore. Just please help us, please don’t hurt her and bring her back home.’

“She’s a wonderful little girl. We go out there every summer on vacation. We actually just saw her in July and she’s just a wonderful little girl. Just please bring her home. We miss her and we just want her back home with us, back home to know that she is safe with her mommy, her grandparents and her brothers.”

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Mariah Woods is urged to call the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office at (704)672-6100, or the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office at (910)455-3113. You may also contact your local FBI office, or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

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