Officials issued AMBER Alerts for two missing teenagers who were last seen Friday in Arkansas.

According to AMBER Alerts, Trixie Studer and Sam Smith, both 14, were last seen in Ratcliff.

Officials said they believe Studer is dating Smith, whom she met online. A silver Kia SUV with black wheels driven by an unknown black male driver was purchasing gas at Handy Way in Caulksville in Logan County on Friday evening. Officers believe the driver was Smith.

Smith was reported missing Thursday in Wadesboro, North Carolina. According to the warning, both teenagers are currently considered at risk.

Studer is said to have blue hair and purple glasses. She was last seen wearing a short white shirt with a large brown stripe and black pants. She also had two backpacks, one light blue, the other an unknown color, and a cat with her. The cat is black with brown spots.

Studer is a white woman with green eyes. She is about 1.50 meters tall and weighs about 45 kilograms.

Smith is a black man with black hair and brown eyes. He is about 1.75 meters tall. A clothing description for him was not given in the advertisement.

Anyone with information should contact the Logan County Sheriff’s Office at 479-963-3271.

What is an AMBER alert?

AMBER Alert is a nationwide notification system that alerts the public to missing children under the age of 18.

The warnings are shared via radio, television, road signs, cell phones and other data-enabled devices.

Last year, 1,200 children were found thanks to the AMBER alert system and 180 children were rescued as a result of emergency alerts.

For an alert to be issued, an abduction must have occurred, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death, and there must be descriptive information about the child, the suspect, or the suspect’s vehicle.

“Every child listed on an AMBER Alert has been reported missing to law enforcement. “The goal of an AMBER Alert is to immediately engage the community to help find and safely recover a missing child,” said Alan S. Nanavaty, executive director of special programs for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Newsweek.

Nanavaty said on average, fewer than 200 AMBER alerts are issued each year. The warnings are transmitted via radio, television, traffic signs, cell phones and other data-enabled devices. The AMBER Alert system is used in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Indian Country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also uses poster integration and social media sharing opportunities to promote Amber Alerts to the public, Nanavaty said.

Using 2022 data, Newsweek created a map showing which states had the most Amber Alerts in 2022. According to the data, there were 31 Amber Alerts in Texas in 2022.

Active AMBER notifications

There is another active AMBER Alert for a boy in Tennessee.

Sebastian Rogers, 15, has been missing since February 26th. He was last seen at his mother and stepfather’s home in Sumner County, Tennessee. He is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. He was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about Rogers is asked to call the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center at 615-451-3838 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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