Florida deputies search for missing 16-year-old, infant daughter

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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies in Hernando County, Florida, are searching for a missing 16-year-old and her infant daughter.

Tamya Chloe Johnson, 16, and her infant daughter, Ke-Ari James were last seen Sunday morning in the area of Mayflower Road in Spring Hill, deputies said.

Johnson is 5 feet 4 inches with brown eyes, deputies said. Her hair was last known to be red but could now be a different color.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office at 352-754-6830.

Courtesy: Hernando County Sheriff’s Office

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