Family desperate to find missing pregnant 18-year-old from Massachusetts
Kylee Monteiro has been missing since Aug. 7, according to police.
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Pregnant teen missing for 1 week in MassachusettsKylee Monteiro, who is 11 weeks pregnant, has been missing since Aug. 7, her sister told ABC News.
A search is underway for an 18-year-old woman who disappeared a week ago from Rehoboth, Massachusetts, police and her family said.
Kylee Monteiro is 11 weeks pregnant and has been missing since Aug. 7, her sister told ABC News.
“This is not like her at all. This is completely unusual and very scary, to say the least,” Faith Monteiro said Thursday.
Kylee Monteiro, who had just graduated from Attleboro High School two and a half months ago, was last seen in the area of County Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, the Rehoboth Police Department said in a press release on Monday.
Her sister said the 18-year-old had been living at a homeless shelter for pregnant women in Pembroke, Massachusetts, for the past few weeks as her and her boyfriend were “on and off” and that there had been “domestic issues” in the relationship, including an altercation that allegedly occurred the night before she disappeared.
After an alleged argument on Aug. 6, Kylee Monteiro allegedly called her sister, along with several others, saying the dispute had calmed down but she was fearful for her life, her sister said.
“She was desperate for help. She was calling out to friends, family, anyone she could, telling them that she was in danger. The whole situation is very scary,” Faith Monteiro told ABC News.
Faith Monteiro said she told the 18-year-old that she could pick her up, but she declined.
Her sister said the teen is “not the type of person” to ask a stranger for a ride and “doesn’t know how to survive on her own.”
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The Rehoboth Police Department and the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
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Her sister said Kylee Monteiro was “really excited” to become a mom.
“She even had a name picked out for the baby. If she had a girl, she was going to name the baby Eleanor,” her sister said.
The teen’s whole family is “worried sick” and “just want her to come home immediately,” Faith Monteiro said.
“I love her, I miss her,” she said.
The teen is described as approximately 6 feet tall with brown hair, police said. She was last seen wearing a red t-shirt with the phrase “Get Over It” printed on the front, ripped blue jeans and tan boots, according to the police press release.
She may have been carrying a white bag with her belongings inside, police said.
Anyone with more information regarding Kylee Monteiro’s disappearance or whereabouts — or residents in the area with video surveillance — are urged to contact the Rehoboth Police Department immediately.
Horrifying Moment: Brazil Journalist Steps On Missing Girl’s Body While Reporting Her Disappearance
The reporter waded into the river to demonstrate its depth and the area where the child had been swimming, seemingly unaware of the body lying on the riverbed.
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It was reported the victim drowned while cooling off with friends.
A horrifying incident occurred in Brazil when a reporter appeared to step on the body of a 13-year-old missing schoolgirl while filming a segment about her disappearance. The incident took place at the Mearim River in Bacabal, northeastern Brazil, where the girl was last seen. According to The Sun, Lenildo Frazao waded into the river to demonstrate its depth and the area where the teenager had been swimming, seemingly unaware of the body lying on the riverbed.
A video of the incident showed the reporter suddenly jumping when the water reached his chest. He told his team that he felt something brush against him beneath the surface. Shaken and startled, he quickly made his way to shallow water, looking back at the area he had just left.
“I think there’s something down here at the bottom of the water”, he told his team. He then stepped back, saying: “No, I’m not going, I’m scared. It looked like an arm – could it be her? But it might be a fish, too. I don’t know.”
After Mr Frazao’s report, firefighters and divers resumed the search for Raissa, the missing girl, on June 30. They eventually found her body at the exact spot where the reporter had been filming. However, it’s unclear whether Mr Lenildo had felt her body beneath the water during his report.
Notably, Raissa had drowned while swimming with friends in the river, and a post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death as accidental drowning, with no signs of physical trauma. She was laid to rest on the evening of June 30. After her body was found, the school declared three days of mourning in her honour. A community vigil was also held, where friends and family paid tribute to her memory, praying and lighting candles.
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During his report, Mr Lenildo had highlighted the river’s hazardous conditions, warning about the strong currents and uneven depth caused by holes in the riverbed.
