Hurst Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Zoe Rowbotham, who was last seen at Bluebonnet Drive and Arwine Drive in Hurst on Sunday around 9 p.m.

“I just want her home, I just want to know where she’s doing and I want her to continue to get the help she needs,” said Catrina Rowbotham, Zoe’s mother.

She and her husband Andre spent the last few days making phone calls and printing flyers as friends, family, colleagues and police searched for their daughter.

“It wasn’t real until the AMBER Alert came out. I mean, it was real, but the AMBER alarm went off and I thought, ‘My baby is a missing child,'” Rowbotham shouted.

An AMBER alert was officially sent out for her daughter on Tuesday.

“I just want my child, I don’t know where she is, I’m worried about her because of the mental illness and her tendency to find trouble without knowing she’s in trouble,” Rowbotham said.

She said the 16-year-old had been diagnosed last year with conduct disorder, borderline personality disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression.

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The family said Sunday that Zoe was upset about some tasks. They also believe she was upset about planned mental health treatment.

“Their fear was great. She knew she should go to a long-term hospital for treatment and that probably tipped her over,” Andre explained.

Her father said he took her for a walk to help Zoe calm down. Andre said they were walking their normal route through the neighborhood when Zoe insisted on taking a different route.

“We were practically halfway through the walk and she just got really defiant. She wouldn’t go back the way I wanted, the shorter way. She would take the long way, so I thought.” “I’ll go back, get my phone and then catch her at the top of the hill. And Katrina knew I was having a hard time and she picked me up in the car,” Andre explained. “And when we got to the top of the hill where she should have been, she wasn’t there.”

He said they searched the neighborhood for hours, but I think she went through Rickel Park to El Camino Real St. where someone said they saw her.

Zoe’s parents said she didn’t have a phone or money with her.

Rowbotham is white and approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall. She weighs about 240 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Police said Rowbotham’s mental health was impaired and required medication. They think she’s on foot.

She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering, black bike shorts and white shoes.

“Zoe has never met a stranger,” Andre said as he reflected on his daughter’s personality. “She has a huge heart.”

Anyone with information about Rowbotham’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact Hurst police at 817-788-7180. Police are also asking neighbors in the area to review surveillance/doorbell security footage for any activity that night.

The AMBER Alert was created in 1996 when local media worked with local police to develop an early warning system to find abducted children following the abduction and brutal murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman of Arlington.

TEXAS STATEWIDE ALERT PROGRAMS

There are eight types of alerts that can be issued for missing or endangered persons in Texas. They are listed below and contain links to a page with more information.