Authorities are asking for the public's help finding a 16-year-old girl missing for more than a week from Miami Lakes.

The teen, Nicole Rodriguez, was last seen on Saturday, Sept. 13 at around 4:15 a.m. in the 8700 block of Northwest 149th Terrace, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said.

She is white, has brown eyes and red hair, and stands about 5 feet and 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 200 lbs.

Authorities said she was last seen wearing a black crop top and black sweatpants.

Her distraught aunt, who said she and Nicole grew up like sisters because they're so close in age, spoke to NBC6 through tears.

"She has a heart like no one else," she said. "I've never seen a heart like Nicole's. Nicole is very sweet, Nicole is always there for her brothers, always there for anyone who ne

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