Vayda Marie Cooper was reported missing from Forreston, Illinois, after last being seen on March 6, 2025. Public missing-child notices list her birthdate as July 7, 2008, and identify her as a 17-year-old White female with brown hair and hazel eyes. The available alerts do not provide a timeline, clothing description, who last saw her, or whether any confirmed sightings occurred after March 6.

The notices emphasize locating Vayda safely and ask anyone with information, however small, to contact the Forreston Police Department at 1-815-650-3597 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). Few public details have been released, leaving many unanswered questions about her movements before she disappeared.

If anyone in Forreston or the surrounding area saw Vayda or has information that could help, please come forward.