Family and friends of Tezean Morancie who went missing on Thursday morning are still begging for answers as the 14-year-old girl has not returned home.

The Ottos Comprehensive School student from Bathlodge went to the supermarket at around 10 and has not been seen since.

“Her mother and grandmother are taking it very hard. No one has seen or heard from her. We are continuing the search. The police are looking. This is hard…very hard…” a family member of the missing girl told our newsroom

She was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants heading to a shop in Bendals/Bathlodge on Thursday

She is approximately 5 feet-5 inches in height with a fair complexion. She carries black hair all combed into one.

The police said they carried out several searches within the immediate areas, including the two main bus terminals in St. Johns without success.

The police are also following up on information of someone fitting her description being seen in St. Jonhs.

The family says this is an unusual behavior and Tezean is not known to act in such a manner.

Anyone with information as to her whereabouts is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or her family members at 778-4420