Authorities find 12-year-old girl missing in Manitou Springs

The El Paso County Search and Rescue team has been called to help look for a 12-year-old developmentally disabled girl who went missing in Manitou Springs.

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. – The El Paso County Search and Rescue team has located a 12-year-old developmentally disabled girl who went missing in Manitou Springs, reported KKTV.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a missing person alert for Emily Hermenitt, who authorities said has Asperger’s Syndrome, after she went missing around 4 p.m. Friday.

She became separated from people she was hiking with in the Ruxton Avenue and Winter Street area near the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, police said.