Winnipeg police are asking people to help them find Tara Michell, a 17-year-old girl who has gone missing.

Michell was last seen in the city's Burrows-Keewatin area on Thursday.

She is described as five feet five inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds with brown eyes and long hair that's been dyed purple.

Police say she was last seen wearing black tights, a black shirt and sandals.

Anyone with information about Michell's whereabouts is asked to call the Winnipeg Police Service's missing persons unit at 204-986-6250.