VIPD Needs Your Help To Find Missing Teen Makayla Khodra on St. Croix

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MID-ISLAND, ST. CROIX — Police said they need your help today to find a missing teenage girl from Clifton Hill.

Makayla Khodra, 15, was last seen leaving her home at #145 Clifton Hill at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

The VIPD says 15-year-old Makayla Khodra is missing on St. Croix.

Khodra was wearing at St. Croix Central High School uniform at the time, according to the VIPD. It was a white polo shirt, maroon skirt and black shoes.

She was described by police as being a black teen with black hair, brown eyes, a light complexion and a slim build.

If you see or find Makayla Khodra you are asked to please call Detective Melissa Gilbert of the Juvenile Investigation Bureau at 340-712-6028 or 911.

UPDATE: The Virgin Islands Police Department issued a statement at 5:41 p.m. today saying that Makayla Khodra was found safe and sound on St. Croix.

“The missing 15-year-old minor Makayla Khodra was found,” VIPD spokesman Glen Dratte said. “The VIPD thank you for getting this information out timely.”

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.

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  1. I was thinking about St.Croix my son and family lived there for about
    7 years I am thinking about moving there,I’m hoping it’s not going to be a mistake.

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