Ava Aldora Joi Long, 17, was reported missing from Virginia Beach, Virginia after she was last seen on April 15, 2026. She is described as petite, 5 feet 1 inch and about 115 pounds, wearing her hair in cornrows. On the day she vanished she wore a cream and brown plaid shirt over a white top, blue cutoff shorts and Vans sneakers.

The Virginia Beach Police Department and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are listed as contacts for information. Ava’s family made a public appeal and circulated her photo online, asking anyone who recognizes her or remembers seeing her to come forward. Few details about the investigation have been released and the circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear.

Does anyone in the Virginia Beach area remember seeing Ava on or after April 15, 2026, or have any information that could help locate her?