CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said it's still looking for a missing Port Charlotte teenager.
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Deputies are asking for any information about Mia Cooksey. She was last seen on Nov. 9 around 4 p.m. on the 41 bridge going south into Punta Gorda.
Cooksey was wearing a black shirt and leopard print pants when she went missing.
Cooksey’s mother, Haley Hayes, said she got into an argument with her daughter last Sunday. Cooksey went on a walk to cool off, Hayes said, and hasn’t returned.
“It’s like there’s a hole in my heart,” Hayes said. “It’s hard to eat. I’m trying to force myself to eat. I don’t know how to word it. It feels like a literal piece of me is missing. My house is too quiet.”
Hayes said the family is originally from Terre Haute, Indiana and enjoyed living in Port Charlotte. Cooksey once ran away from home in Indiana, Hayes said, but was only gone for a day and a half.
Hayes said she got into a couple of “teenage fights” with her daughter since moving to Southwest Florida. But Cooksey hadn’t left home before.
A Sheriff’s Office spokesman said that investigators aren't focused on one specific area.
FOX 4 asked Hayes if she had a message for her daughter.
“I want you to come home,” Hayes said. “I want you to – even if you just call me or call one of your friends and just let them know you’re okay. I just want you home.”
If you have any information or know where she is, call the sheriff's office non-emergency number (941) 639-2101 or submit a tip through the sheriff's office app.
