Wausau Native Reported Missing in Washington DC

Monday, October 31st, 2022 -- 11:01 AM

(Mike Leischner, WSAU) A Wausau native has been reported missing in Washington, DC.

24-year-old Taylor Hackel, who graduated from Newman Catholic Schools and is currently studying at the John Paul The Second Institute was last seen on Monday, and reported missing to the Metro DC Police on Wednesday.

Officers say that at this time there's no reason to believe she is in danger. They add that there has been a transaction on her debit card from the Eastern European nation of Georgia, but other than that there have been no clues regarding her whereabouts.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Metro Police's Youth and Family Services Division, her family is asking for privacy while they work to find their daughter.

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