Sixteen-year-old Keila Lizzeth Alvarado Barrera was last seen in Albemarle County, Virginia, on August 18, 2021. Her disappearance was reported to the Virginia Missing Children’s Clearinghouse and prompted immediate searches and public appeals by family and community members.

Keila has been described as a white female; further personal details have not been widely released.

The initial intensive search has since given way to a longer period of uncertainty for her family as the investigation remains open. Anyone who knew Keila, saw her in Albemarle County around August 18, 2021, or has information that could help locate her is asked to come forward.