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*UPDATE 11/02/24: 16-year-old Sara Palomares was located safe and is with family, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.   

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway teenager.

Sara Izabella Palomares, 16, was last seen on Oct. 30 2024, around 9:45 p.m. leaving her residence on North Sixth Street in Aurora.  Sara is described as a white female, approximately 5’3” tall, and weighs approximately 96 pounds with pinkish red hair, and was last seen wearing a black sweater and light pink pajama pants with black polka dots on them.
Sara could possibly be in the company of Dante Stewart, black male, 18 years of age, believed to be living in or near Rich Square, NC.
Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds encourages anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Sara Izabella Palomares, to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946-7111.  You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at (252) 974-6400 or submit confidential tips online through the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office App by clicking on submit a tip.