UPDATE: Airies Flanery’s cousin told Crime Online that Flanery was found alive on Thursday evening, about 12 hours after her reported disappearance.

Flanery’s cousin, Shyla Lee Ann Ratcliff, did not provide specifics about where the 6-year-old was found, but she said Pike County police are expected to issue a statement.

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A search is underway in Ohio after a 6-year-old reportedly vanished on Thursday.

Pike County police said Airies Flanery possibly wandered from her Piketon home. Family members told WBNS that Flanery’s mother died a few years ago, and the girl would take off while “looking for mommy.”

Family also said Flanery gravitated to water in a wooded area behind her home. They also claimed she may have taken her cat with her, according to WBNS.

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Flanery was described as standing 4 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 50 or 60 pounds, and having red hair and blue eyes. She was reportedly last seen wearing a long-sleeved, tie-dyed shirt, dark blue pants, and rainbow-colored Crocs.

Anyone with information regarding Flanery’s whereabouts is asked to call the Pike County Sheriff’s Office at 740-947-2111.