The sheriff’s department Thursday sought the public’s help locating a missing 16-year-old whose parents are worried for her safety.

Nathaly Kristy Hernandez was last seen around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 3800 block of Whittier Boulevard, in East Los Angeles.

Hernandez is Hispanic, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. She was wearing a blue shirt and light gray sweatpants, when last seen.

Anyone with information regarding the teenager’s whereabouts was urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s East Los Angeles Station Detective Bureau or on-duty watch commander at 323-264-4151.