UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police shared a message at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday saying Yueh-Ning Cheng has been safely located.

The Chapel Hill Police Department issued a missing person alert Tuesday night for a resident last seen in the morning.

A release said police are asking the public for help in locating 28-year-old Yueh-Ning Cheng. Cheng was last seen around 10:45 a.m. near Forsyth Drive, which is a neighborhood off Legion Road. Police clarified Cheng “is believed to have left willingly” from the area.

Tuesday’s alert described Cheng as 5-foot-5 and weighing around 114 pounds. A photo provided by police showed she has black hair that is slightly longer than shoulder-length. She was last seen wearing a red oversized polo shirt, navy blue basketball shorts and tan slide-on sandals.

Yueh-Ning Cheng, 28. (Photo provided by the Chapel Hill Police Department.)

Chapel Hill Police asked anyone with information on Cheng’s whereabouts or wellbeing to call 911 or contact the police department directly at 919-968-2760. Anyone who prefers to provide anonymous information can also utilize the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers hotline (919-942-7515) or website.

Featured image via the Chapel Hill Media Group.

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