Sarasota deputies searching for missing 23-year-old woman

SARASOTA -- The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance in locating a missing endangered adult.

Deanna Paine, 23, was last seen walking on school grounds at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Ava Marie Prep School, 6289 Verna Road.

Also known as Sister Clare, she has diminished mental capacity with social skills to that of a young teenager, according to the report.

She is 5-foot-5, 145 pounds with black hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing dark blue scrub pants, blue sweatshirt, light blue windbreaker and carrying a dark green backpack

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Front Desk at 941-861-4260 or the Criminal Investigations Section at 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS (8477) or go to sarasotacrimestoppers.com.

This story was originally published December 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Sarasota deputies searching for missing 23-year-old woman ."