Police search for missing 15-year-old girl from Columbia | lancasteronline.com

A 15-year-old girl from Columbia has been missing since Friday night, according to police.

Columbia Borough police are searching for Hannah Fleckenstein, 15, who was reported missing by her parents at 12:14 p.m Saturday.

Hannah was last seen at 11:30 p.m. Friday in her home at 1020 Chestnut Street. She may be in Columbia or Millersville, police said.

Hannah's mom, Christina Fleckenstein, said her daughter is a freshman at Lancaster Mennonite High School.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Columbia Borough Police Department at 684-7735.

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