An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Rochel Riley of Alva district, Alexandria, St Ann, who has been missing since Saturday, August 8.

She is of dark complexion, stout build and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall.

Reports from the Alexandria police are that Rochel was last seen about 8 a.m. in her community. She has not been seen or heard from since. Several subsequent efforts to contact her have so far proven futile.

Her mode of dress at the time she went missing is unknown.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Rochel Riley is being asked to contact the Alexandria police at 975-1016, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.