UPDATE:
Missing endangered child has been located according to Louisiana State Police. The advisory has been canceled.
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Louisiana State Police issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory Thursday evening for a 3-year-old girl last seen in St. Martinville.
Authorities say Malania Charles was last seen around 2:45 p.m. on Cypress Gardens Drive.
Detectives said the child is believed to be with her non-custodial mother, 19-year-old Miylah Charles.
According to Louisiana State Police, Malania is a Black female with black shoulder-length braids with pink beads and brown eyes. She is about 3 feet tall, weighs approximately 35 pounds and was last seen wearing khaki shorts and a peach-colored shirt with a cat on the front.
Miylah Charles is described as a Black female with brown eyes. She is approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 118 pounds.
Investigators believe the two may be traveling in a gray 2021 Toyota Camry with Louisiana license plate 519GCU.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to contact the St. Martinville Police Department at (337) 394-3071 or call 911.
