17-year-old Sheldon girl found safe after being reported missing by family, police say

Editor’s note: Dyamon Hernandez was found safe Friday night, according to police.

Police are still searching for a 17-year-old girl last seen leaving her home in Sheldon on Wednesday around 7 p.m., according to a second news release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning.

Dyamon Hernandez is around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 120 pounds, and she is believed to be wearing a black shirt and black pants, the release says.

She left her home near Robinson Hill Court on foot Wednesday evening.

“Dyamon’s family members are concerned for her safety, as they believe she may try to harm herself,” according to the release.

Deputies encourage anyone with information about Hernandez’s whereabouts to call 911.

This story was originally published May 16, 2019 at 11:49 AM.

Katherine Kokal

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.