Missing: Nailah Yungai

A 15-year-old northwest Atlanta girl was discovered missing from her home early Wednesday morning, an acquaintance just e-mailed me.

Nailah Yungai "was discovered missing by her younger sister, in their parents' Northwest Atlanta home during the early morning on Wednesday," a statement says. It was sent to me by a family friend. "Yungai’s parents hired a detective to help bring their daughter home; however, they are in need of more help getting the word out."

Yungai attends the Darlington School in Rome, Ga., but was staying during summer vacation at her family's house near Banker Road and Hood Avenue.

She's 5-foot-7 and 155 pounds, and has short, black, permed hair, usually worn in a ponytail. She was last seen wearing a hooded jacket and flip-flops.

If you have any information, please contact Atlanta Police Sgt. Tucker at 404-817-7895.

Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., her family and others will meet at Salem Baptist Church at 2283 Baker Road, and will walk around the neighborhood to draw attention to her case.