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Hannah N. Smith age 24 (Laurel County Sheriff's Office)
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UPDATE: Authorities are Searching for Missing 24 Year-Old Woman in Southeast Kentucky

UPDATE: Deputy Jay Smallwood reports this individual "found safe" July 21st, 2025.

LONDON, KY — According to Laurel County Sheriff John Root, the Sheriff's office assisted by Laurel County EMS is searching for a reported missing 24 year-old woman whose last known location was on KY 30, ten miles north east of London, Saturday afternoon July 19th, 2025 at 4:00 P.M..

Hannah N. Smith age 24, reported as a missing person Saturday, July 19th, 2025 is possibly in the company of a male named Austin Brown driving a black Silverado pickup. Hannah is a 5' 5" white female weighing 200 pounds with below shoulder brown hair, brown eyes, and a tattoo of the Nightmare Before Christmas cartoon character on her right arm.  She's wearing black leggings, a gray short sleeve shirt and white slide on sandals.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of this person, they are asked to please contact the Laurel Sheriff's Office at 606-864-6600 or our 911 dispatch center at 606-878-7000, personal message the Laurel County Sheriff's Office on Facebook or email to: .

This case is being investigated by: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Reed. Assisted by: Laurel County Emergency Management.