COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — UPDATE: Colorado Springs Police say Shyah Kaplinger has been found safe.
**UPDATE** Shyah has been located and is safe. https://t.co/OAXGFHFAQy
— Colorado Springs Police Department (@CSPDPIO) February 26, 2026
ORIGINAL COVERAGE
The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing at-risk 11-year-old girl.
Police say that Shyah Kaplinger was last seen on Tuesday, February 24, around 3:00 p.m., along North Union Boulevard at Galileo Middle School.
Kaplinger is around 4 feet tall, weighs 125 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing grey pants and a white shirt. If you have seen Kaplinger or have any information about her whereabouts, you are asked to call CSPD at 719-444-7000.
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