Police have found a missing girl in Hinesburg, thanks to help from local residents.Officers said 12-year-old Carissa Parent left her home around 11 a.m. Tuesday.Watch this storyInvestigators said Carissa was last seen in the 400 block of Richmond Road. She was found about 4:30 p.m. down the street from her home.According to Hinesburg Police Chief Frank Koss, Carissa was spotted in a field by residents who were passing out missing flyers."We had prepared flyers and the state police was handing the flyers out up here and one of the residents saw her just down the road, picked her up and brought her home, so it was a good turn out," Koss said.She was unharmed and returned to her parents.A drone and police K-9 were used in the search area.Vermont State Police and the Hinesburg Fire Department assisted with the search.

Police have found a missing girl in Hinesburg, thanks to help from local residents.

Officers said 12-year-old Carissa Parent left her home around 11 a.m. Tuesday.


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Investigators said Carissa was last seen in the 400 block of Richmond Road. She was found about 4:30 p.m. down the street from her home.

According to Hinesburg Police Chief Frank Koss, Carissa was spotted in a field by residents who were passing out missing flyers.

"We had prepared flyers and the state police was handing the flyers out up here and one of the residents saw her just down the road, picked her up and brought her home, so it was a good turn out," Koss said.

She was unharmed and returned to her parents.

A drone and police K-9 were used in the search area.

Vermont State Police and the Hinesburg Fire Department assisted with the search.