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Somer Thompson (photo courtesy FDLE).

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Amber Alert issued for missing girl

Updated: Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009, 5:42 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009, 10:19 AM EDT

ORANGE PARK - An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 7-year-old North Florida girl who vanished after school.

More than 100 Clay County deputies and law enforcement personnel from neighboring counties were searching Monday and Tuesday in Orange Park for Somer Thompson.

The second-grader is white, 3-foot-5 and 65 pounds. She had brown hair tied in a pony tail with a red bow and was carrying a purple Hannah Montana backpack and lunch box.

Somer was last seen about 2:45 p.m. Monday heading home from Grove Park Elementary School. She was walking with her sister and some friends, but ran ahead of them.

If you have any information call the Clay County Sheriff's Office, call (877) 277-6911 or 911.

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