UPDATE: Natalie Paige Cox was found safe, and the endangered child alert was canceled.
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An East Tennessee Endangered Child Alert was issued for the East Ridge Police Department for 17 year-old Natalie Paige Cox.
Cox is a white female with blue eyes, brown hair, 5'7" tall, and weighs 130lbs.
She was last seen wearing black leggings and a white t-shirt. Her nose is pierced on the left side.
Cox has a mild mental handicap and functions at the level of a 12 year-old.
She left on foot from her residence at 11:30 p.m. eastern.
If anyone has seen her, please contact the East Ridge Police Department at 423-622-1725 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.