Ottawa police are asking for the public's help finding 15-year-old Oleesia Akesuk, who was last seen July 8 near Chemin Laurier and Des Allumettieres Boulevard in Gatineau.

​She's an Inuk female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 117 pounds, with a medium build, brown eyes and long, straight black hair. She wears glasses and has burn scars on her arms and shoulders. In a news release, police said they don't have a description of her clothing, but said Akesuk would be carrying a black and white cloth purse.

Police said her family "is concerned for her well-being." Anyone with information is asked to call the Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222 x 2355.

Akesuk is originally from Cape Dorset, Nunavut.