Law enforcement on Friday released new surveillance images of a young Santa Barbara County girl who’s been missing.

Investigators began searching for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc on Oct. 14 after a school administrator reported her long absence. In an update provided on Friday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said it obtained surveillance image stills of Buzzard at a local car rental business on Oct. 7.

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In the images, the young girl is seen wearing a gray hooded sweater with the hood pulled up and what appears to be a wig. Authorities described the wig as “darker and straighter” than Buzzard’s natural hair and added that investigators believe it may have been used to alter her appearance.

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