SNEEDVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER Alert for a missing Hancock County girl.

TBI said 8-year-old Samantha Shelly was last seen in Sneedville on Tuesday. Additionally, she has a medical condition that may impair her ability to return safely without incident.

Shelly is described as being 4′2″ tall and 55 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to contact the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 423-733-2249 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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