Saturday vigil planned for missing Logan teen

Seventeen-year-old Sarah Dunsey went missing in Las Vegas on Jan. 15. www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/1287408/1

Sarah Dunsey went missing on Jan. 15. Piecing together the details surrounding her disappearance does not paint a clear picture of what happened to Sarah, and her family is fearing the worst. In a <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7HzepYUXoQ&amp;feature=youtu.be”>video</a> released on YouTube on Valentine’s Day, Sarah’s mother and stepfather, Amy and Todd Ellis, plead for their to “keep fighting” what she believes is sex trafficking. The video has since gone viral and is bringing increasing attention to a case that has seemingly gone cold.

According to multiple news reports and posts on social media, 17-year-old Dunsey left her home in Logan without permission in mid-January to travel to Las Vegas with several new friends. Once there, a falling out among them allegedly occurred at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Members of the group say Sarah left the resort with three older men and has not been seen since. Although texts and emails from Sarah, sent from someone else’s phone, are said to have been received by her friends for several days after she vanished, it’s been weeks since there’s been any new communication from her. When friends and family purchased a bus ticket for her, hoping to bring her home, it remained unclaimed.

Sarah Dunsey is said to have had no phone and no money with her when she left the MGM, and no extra clothing or identification. Her family has scheduled a candlelight vigil in her name, <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/events/660950154108260/”>Candles for Sarah Dunsey</a>, on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8:00 p.m. at the home of her father and stepmother, Mike and Terri Dunsey (1081 Bonneville Road in Logan). The coordinator of the event, Trina McCullough, could not be reached for comment but posted on Facebook that she is Sarah’s aunt.

“This is so important to do as a community,” she wrote. “This could happen to anyones <em>[sic]</em> child. We are not exempt from this because we live in our beautiful Cache Valley. Please please please come and support this family during this difficult time. We want them and Sarah to know that we love her and we want her home, and we will never stop looking for her until she is safe at home again.”

Sarah’s disappearance was initially reported to the Logan City Police Department as a missing persons case, with the FBI, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and the National Center for Endangered and Missing Children having since been involved with the investigation. A website, <a href=”http://www.findsarahdunsey.com/”>www.findsarahdunsey.com</a>, has been established seeking credible tips.

McCullough encourages the public to get involved.

“Please share this message with everyone you know,” she wrote, referring to Saturday’s vigil. “Bring your family and friends and lets <em>[sic]</em> bring our Sarah Bean home.”

Sarah Dunsey is 5’2” tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and pierced ears. She has a tattoo of a lotus flower on her rib cage. Authorities are focusing their search efforts for Sarah on Nevada, Utah and California. Anyone with information about the girl’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Logan City Police Department at (435) 753-7555.

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