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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The search is intensifying for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, who was taken from Lompoc by her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

New details in the investigation reveal the mother and daughter traveled across multiple states, and Melodee was last seen on Oct 9 near the Colorado-Utah border.

Authorities say Ashlee has refused to cooperate with authorities or confirm her daughter's welfare.

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Melodee is considered at risk. She is described as 4'6" tall, 60 lbs., with brown curly hair and brown eyes.

According to the sheriff's office, Ashlee is believed to have taken her and remains uncooperative with detectives.

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