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Ariz. sheriff’s office launches massive search for girl

3-year-old last seen playing on her front porch

The Associated Press

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Authorities in Arizona are searching for a missing 3-year-old girl whose parents say was last seen playing outside on the porch of their home.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call from Victoria Bensch’s parents just after 6 p.m. Thursday. The parents spent an hour searching the area around their home before contacting authorities.

The girl is from Cordes Lakes, a small town east of Prescott. The family’s residence adjoins state land where a portion of the search effort is ongoing.

The girl has brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a brown shirt and pink pants.

Authorities say no one at the girl’s home heard anything unusual or suspicious before she was discovered missing.