It has been 16 days since a 14-year-old girl was last seen in Miami County.
Even though it has been more than two weeks since anything new has been found in the search for Ellie Carder, community members are not giving up.
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Troy community members gathered Saturday to search for Carder, despite the recent snow and cold temperatures.
“Just wanted to come out and help,” Carder family friend Carissa Vombaur said.
People across Miami County agree with Vombaur, they just want to help.
More than 50 people showed up for Saturday’s community-driven search.
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“It’s awesome. It’s, I think that’s very good that everybody is together in this,” Vombaur said.
“That’s why we’re here and hope that somebody will do that for us,” Carder family friend Kurie Drummond said.
Drummond and Vombaur are family friends. They have known Carder since she was little.