Authorities sought the public’s assistance Tuesday in locating an at-risk 17-year-old girl who suffers from acute memory loss and was last seen in Lancaster.

Amelia Yvonne Cook, who is also known as Jay, was last seen around 10 p.m. Thursday in the 42000 block of Tiffany Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Cook was described as a 5-feet-3-inch-tall white girl weighing 110 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She has a “Suicide Prevention” tattoo on her right wrist and may be wearing a bridge piercing.

Sheriff’s officials said Cook’s family is growing increasingly concerned about her well-being and is seeking the public’s help in finding her.

Anyone with information regarding Cook’s whereabouts was urged to contact the Lancaster sheriff’s station Detective

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