Fifteen-year-old Lindsay Buatista was reported missing from Winter Haven, Florida, after last being seen on March 13, 2026. She is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 0 inches tall, about 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Lindsay reportedly left home without permission saying she planned to visit a friend in Lake Wales; that friend’s address is unknown.

The Winter Haven Police Department is investigating under case number 26-1578, and the disappearance has been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP156547. No information has been released about what she was wearing or any distinctive marks.

Anyone with information that could help locate Lindsay is asked to contact the Winter Haven Police Department at 401-2226.