My 17 year old cousin, Sara Rothgeb ran away on Monday the 9th. She was last seen by my parents (her legal guardians) that morning. She did goto school but did not come home. What we found out is that she went home with a friend that night. The next day they both left the state and went to Flourence South Carolina.
The other girl with my cousin is also only 17, her name is Chelsea Graham. She had family in Florence and still has friends there. We are certain that they are still in that area. Chelsea is a known runaway. She last ran away two weeks ago.
They have no car so someone is aiding them. They are almost out of money also. We talked to Sara's bank last night and found out that she spent about $12 and withdrew her last $40 at an Exxon station in Florence. They had stayed at a hotel in Dillon SC for the past two nights. She has contacted her father and sister who live in Princess Ann, Maryland. This is how we know about the hotel. She also mentioned the gas station to her father. and she said they were "in the middle of nowhere" which from Google maps and the location of the Exxon stations, I would guess they are on the eastern side of town where there seem to be a lot of fields.
We do have a detective here in Va helping as well as one in South Carolina. I am asking for your help. If you live in that area or know anyone who does please pass this information on to them. If they do leave South Carolina they will be heading back north, most likely to Maryland. I would be surprised if the come back to this area but they may since Chelsea left behind her boyfriend
and has no family anywhere else.
She is a very sweet soft spoken girl but dont let that fool you. My cousin Sara is very manipulative. She will lie about anything to get what she wants. Sara always wears jeans and band shirts. She likes Heavy metal music and always has her Ipod. She has like 1/2" gauges in her hears and has a ring in her septum, which she normally hides. Last time I saw her she has blonde and black hair, but she is know to change colors every other week.
This is my cousin Sara
This is her "friend" Chelsea