Missing, endangered 2-year-old girl in need of urgent medical care, officials say

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials are searching for an endangered 2-year-old girl, who is need of urgent medical care, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Marianna Bahena has been missing since Thursday and is known to the State of Washington and ODHS.

Bahena is with her mother, Gabrieal Mendez, and they are believed to be in Portland, Vancouver or Battle Ground. Officials also believe Mendez’s six-year-old son is with them.

“ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find Marianna. Anyone who suspects they have information about the location of Marianna or Gabrieal Mendez should call 911,” officials said.

• Name: Marianna Bahena
• Pronouns: She/her
• Date of birth: Aug. 25, 2021
• Height: 40 inches
• Weight: 29 pounds
• Hair: Brown
• Eye color: Brown

You can report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).

“Sometimes when a child is missing they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child,” ODHS said.

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