California authorities released new surveillance images Friday of a missing 9-year-old child who the FBI said may have been with her mother on a road trip "as far as the state of Nebraska" before vanishing.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said its investigation into the disappearance of Melodee Buzzard began on Oct. 14, after a school administrator reported her extended absence. Deputies then responded to her home in Lompoc and encountered her 35-year-old mother, Ashlee Buzzard, although "Melodee was not at the home, and no verifiable explanation for her whereabouts was provided."

"As part of this update, detectives are sharing surveillance images of Melodee captured at a local car rental business on October 7. In the photo, Melodee is wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the h

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