The RCMP is asking for assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old girl.

On July 31, 2017, at 8:30 am, the Oakbank RCMP received a report of a missing 16-year-old female.

Dakota Hunter was last seen in the early morning hours of July 31 on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg.

Hunter is described as aboriginal in appearance, 5’8”, 140 pounds, brown eyes, long brown hair and a red birth-mark on the front of her neck. She was last seen wearing a grey-hooded sweatshirt, black capri pants, sandals and carrying a black backpack.

Hunter is known to frequent locations around the University of Winnipeg and The Forks.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Oakbank RCMP at 204-444-3391, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).