Carrbridge family makes appeal to help find missing daughter
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The family of a missing teenager have said they are extremely worried for her well-being and have appealed for their ‘precious girl’ to get in touch.
Nineteen-year-old Jade McGrath was last seen in Inverness yesterday afternoon.
Her family who live in Carrbridge have not heard from her since the previous day. They said she has been suffering from extreme anxiety.
Mother Sam Taylor, who is well-known in the area as a fitness instructor, said: “We are appealing to the public to help us find our missing daughter, Jade.
“She is very unwell and has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. We have seen and heard nothing since she disappeared.
“We are out of our minds with worry and we just want to know what has happened to her.”
She said: “Jade went missing with no phone or money, nothing except the clothes she was wearing.
"Her parka is long, khaki green, with a big fluffy hood. She has a grey long sleeve cotton top on with a frilled neck and she was wearing black leggings.
“She was wearing black and white Nike trainers and black socks.
"She is very petite.”
Jade has some distinct tattoos.
Mrs Taylor said: “She has an Alice in Wonderland themed tattooed sleeve on her forearm, a small diamond tattoo on her hand and spade, heart, diamond, club tattoos on her fingers. Her hair doesn't have as much blue in it now as it did in the photo - it is whiter now with dark roots.”
Jade has been living at Aanside house in Aviemore for the past few months.
Prior to that she lived with her family in Carrbridge
Mrs Taylor made a plea directly to the public: “Someone must have seen her somewhere over the past 24 hours. Please help us to find our precious girl.”
Police Scotland said that Jade was last seen in the Leachkin area of the city yesterday early afternoon.
She is described as being about 5ft 1in and of slim build, with platinum blonde hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information which could help locate Jade is asked to call 101, quoting reference NN12175/18.
