TAFT, Calif. — (UPDATE: February 26, 2019 9:48 a.m.) KCSO has put out release stating Esmeralda Ramirez has been found.

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The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 7-year-old girl.

7-year-old Esmeralda Ramirez was last seen in the area of Pierce Street and Ash Street in Taft.

Ramirez is described as a Hispanic with brown hair and brown eyes. She is missing several teeth. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, black pants, and carrying white backpack.