Concerns grow as search for missing Red Beach teen Myah enters fifth day
Police still have concerns for a missing 17-year-old, with the mental capacity of a 12-year-old, as the search for her enters its fifth day.
Myah was reported missing on Friday after leaving her Red Beach home address.
Police said over the weekend that her family had 'concerns for
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