A 9-year-old girl who typically walks to and from her Orlando elementary school did not make it home yesterday, prompting an urgent public appeal from investigators. Nalia Louis was last seen at Eagles Nest Elementary School yesterday and has not been located since.
The Orlando Police Department shared the appeal for help finding Nalia, describing her as approximately 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 70 pounds, according to Orlando Police. She has black hair styled with colorful hair beads and was last seen wearing khaki pants, a long-sleeve yellow shirt, and white Nike shoes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police at 321-235-5300 or to call 911 in an emergency.
MISSING JUVENILE – PLEASE SHAREThe Orlando Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 9-year-old Nalia Louis. Nalia was last seen at Eagles Nest Elementary School on August 28, 2026. She typically walks to and from school but did not return home.Nalia is… pic.twitter.com/yVHmitm12w
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) August 29, 2026
Eagles Nest Elementary sits at 5353 MetroWest Boulevard and serves roughly 625 to 670 Pre-K through fifth-grade students in the MetroWest neighborhood of western Orlando, per Zip Data Maps. The campus is one of hundreds operated by Orange County Public Schools, the eighth-largest public school district in the country and the fourth-largest in Florida, with nearly 208,000 students spread across 214 K-12 schools this academic year, according to the district itself.
How Florida Law Forces a Fast Response
Because Nalia is under 18, Florida law automatically classifies her as both a missing child and an endangered person, a designation that guarantees full investigative resources regardless of the circumstances of her disappearance. That standard comes from Florida Statute § 937.0201, which mandates the endangered classification the moment a minor is reported missing…