The short version
- Primera Hora reports that agents from the Missing Persons Division of the Carolina CIC are seeking the 15-year-old who disappeared on Nov. 4
- The teenager was reported missing by a Department of the Family social worker according to police
- She was last seen near noon at the school in Canóvanas and had already left the premises when the assigned person arrived to collect her
- Anyone with information is asked to call the police confidential line at (787) 343-2020 or the SAIC missing persons office
Search underway in Canóvanas
Police are searching for a 15-year-old girl who disappeared on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Canóvanas. Primera Hora reported that agents from the Missing Persons Division of the Carolina Criminal Investigation Corps are asking for the public’s help to locate her.
According to both Primera Hora and Telemundo Puerto Rico, the teenager was reported missing by a Department of the Family social worker. She was last seen around noon on the grounds of a school in Canóvanas. When the person responsible for picking her up arrived, she had already left the premises and her whereabouts have been unknown since.
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Description and contact information
The minor is described as light-skinned, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair with blonde tips. She has piercings in her nose and navel and a small happy-face tattoo on her left ankle. At the time she was last seen she was wearing a light blue shirt and black pants, Telemundo Puerto Rico reported.
Police ask anyone with information to contact the Confidential Line at (787) 343-2020, the SAIC Missing Persons Coordinator’s Office at (787) 793-1234 extensions 2464 or 2463, or the Carolina CIC at (787) 257-7500 extension 1610, according to Primera Hora. Tips can also be submitted via the official police accounts on X and Facebook.
Where the sources differ
Both Primera Hora and Telemundo Puerto Rico agree on the date of disappearance (Nov. 4), the town (Canóvanas), the age (15), the reporting party (a Department of the Family social worker), the last-seen location (school grounds around noon), the physical description and clothing. Primera Hora adds contact numbers for the Carolina CIC and mentions social media accounts; Telemundo Puerto Rico omits the Carolina CIC extension and the social media channels.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not indicate whether the teenager has any medical conditions, whether she left voluntarily or under duress, what security measures if any were in place at the school, or whether any surveillance footage has been reviewed. They also do not state what immediate steps were taken after she was reported missing or whether any specific persons have been interviewed.
Sources
Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.
- Official Buscan a quinceañera desaparecida de una escuela en Canóvanas
- Reporting Buscan a quinceañera desaparecida de una escuela en Canóvanas
- Reporting Buscan a menor que desapareció de una escuela en Canóvanas
How we checked this
Primera Hora and Telemundo Puerto Rico both published articles on Nov. 6 based on the same police information. All details about the minor’s description, the circumstances of the disappearance and the contact numbers rest on the police press release quoted by the two outlets.
Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.
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