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El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office searches for teen last seen in Placerville area

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Detectives are searching for a missing 15-year-old from El Dorado County, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. The girl, Kimberlee Hand, was last seen around 11:45 p.m. on May 26 near Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville.

The Sheriff’s Office believes that she could be in the greater Sacramento area, including Fair Oaks, North Highlands, Rio Linda, West Sacramento, and South Sacramento.

Hand is described as 5 feet 2 inches, having green eyes, brown hair, and weighing around between 125 to 130 pounds. She wears braces and was last seen in a gray hooded sweatshirt and white and black pajama pants.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 530-642-4720 or 530-621-6600.

Velvet Wu
The Sacramento Bee
Velvet Wu is a 2026 summer reporting intern for The Sacramento Bee.
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