{"id":212637,"date":"2026-03-31T04:51:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212637\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:51:29","slug":"sofia-prendiville-missing-florida-girl-suspected-of-taking-bus-to-miami-to-meet-online-friend-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212637\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Prendiville: Missing Florida girl suspected of taking bus to Miami to meet online friend, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is looking for missing and endangered 12-year-old Sofia Prendiville. She was last seen at her house in Clermont, Florida on Thursday night, officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">LCSO said Monday that detectives believe Sofia boarded a bus to Miami where she intended to meet an unknown individual she met online.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Officials do not know the identity of the person she was talking with online or planning to meet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WOFL\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Anyone with information is asked to get in touch with LCSO at 352-343-9500, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/mailto:Tips@lcso.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tips@lcso.org<\/a> or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-8477.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sofia-prendiville-missing-girl-lake-county.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">The Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is looking for 12-year-old Sofia Prendiville, who has been missing since March 26, 2026. She&#8217;s believed to have traveled to Miami to meet an unknown individual she met online, officials said. Credit: Lake County Sheri <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Here is the case number: #260031542<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WOFL\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office describes Sofia as 5&#8242; 6&#8243;, 130 lbs, with black and purple hair, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black pants and a cream-colored sweater.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Officials said she was last seen around 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, at her home in Clermont.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">LCSO first posted about her being missing on Friday afternoon, March 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office posted about Sofia Prendiville being reported missing on Friday afternoon, March 27, 2026. On Monday, March 30, LCSO shared an update on its Facebook page that the missing 12-year-old may have traveled to Miami.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/lake-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake County News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\/missing-persons\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missing Persons<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is looking for missing and endangered 12-year-old Sofia Prendiville. 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