A 16-year-old girl went missing on August 20 from after visiting a Chick-fil-A in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, reports say.
Marley McKenna Spindler never made it to her first day at Socastee High School as a junior.
The missing teen was last seen around 7:30am driving away from a Chick-fil-A on Highway 544 in Surfside Beach.
She was last heard from at 8:42am when she participated in a group text message session with friends, reports
WBTW.
During those texts, she reportedly told friends she was being followed, but the friends thought she was joking, according to
NBC News.
The teens didn't call police in case their pal was skipping school, reports her aunt, Shelley Long.
The teen was also seen teen driving on Ocean Boulevard and stopping by her bank, where she withdrew a small amount of money from her account, less than $100, said Lieutenant Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department, according to
NBC News.
She was reportedly driving a 2002 silver Ford Escape with South Carolina tag KFI-776. The vehicle is also missing.
Spindler (who goes by 'McKenna') stands 5 feet 8 inches, weighs approximately 100 pounds, and has long light brown hair and hazel eyes.
The missing teen was last seen wearing long blue jeans, a white flowery tank top and gold sandals, with a cross-body style purser, a carrying a Vera Bradley book bag and Vera Bradley lunchbox, according to a missing person's flyer.
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Anyone with information related to Spindler's disappearance is asked to contact the Horry County Police Department or call the Tip Line at 843-915-8477 (843-915-TIPS).