CANCELED – Missing Child Alert: 13-Year-Old Girl Missing From Gainesville

by | Feb 14, 2026 · 7:44 am | Florida, Missing Persons | 0 comments

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UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Missing Child Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.


A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for Deriana Darling from Gainesville, Alachua County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert has been issued for Deriana Darling, last seen in the area of the 900 block of Southeast 43rd Street in Gainesville, Florida who was last seen wearing a black shirt and black shorts. Deriana may have half black and half burgundy dreadlocks. She may be traveling in a 2025, gray Ford Escape, New Jersey tag number L67VDF. Deriana may be in the Fort Pierce, Florida area.

  • Age: 13 years
  • Sex: Female
  • Race: Black
  • Hair: Black
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Height: 5’01”
  • Weight: 140
  • Last known area: Gainesville, Alachua County

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office at 352-955-1818 or call 911.

A Florida Missing Child Alert is used when a child disappears and there is concern for their safety, but the situation may not meet the stricter AMBER Alert criteria. Even so, investigators still want the public’s help watching for the child and any vehicle.

Details in this story are drawn from an FDLE alert flyer for this case. You can view the official FDLE flyer here.

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