Kaelynn Gomes Phillips, 17, disappeared from her Kingsport, Tennessee home on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Her father returned from work that day and found she was gone; the exact time she left the residence is not known. At the time she vanished she was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 134 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She reportedly did not take her phone with her.

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and the case remains active. No public details have been released about what she was wearing or who she might have been with when she left, and updates have been sparse.

If anyone in Kingsport remembers seeing Kaelynn on or after August 26, 2023, or has information about where she might be, please come forward to the Sheriff’s Office.