Regional police are seeking the public's help in finding a girl who has been missing since February.

Payton Higgs, 15, reportedly left her Waterloo residence on Feb. 18 of this year.

Police said she stayed in contact with family and friends until March 12.

Those close to her are concerned for her well-being.

She was described as five feet three inches and 100 pounds. She had brown-blonde hair and blue eyes.

Higgs had piercings in her ears and nose, and a flower tattooed on her left forearm.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts was asked to contact police or call Crime Stoppers.

* A handout provided by the Waterloo Regional Police Service notes Higgs' age as 15, but in a tweet they said she is 16.