Group searches in Elyria for missing 15-year-old

ELYRIA — Search parties combed parts of Elyria and Cleveland for a Brooklyn teenager who has been missing since Nov. 8. Alexis Marie Boroviak, 15, was last seen by her family about 9:30 p.m. that Sunday when she took her dog outside before she was supposed to go to bed.

When her family went outside to check on her, the dog was still chained outside, but Alexis was gone.

Saturday, her family and friends split up and searched around Elyria and the west side of Cleveland. Alexis’ parents, Britton Ramsey and Linda Chalfant, are leading the search efforts.

They said they were looking in Elyria Saturday because they had received tips that Alexis may be in the area.

“I do feel like we made progress. It feels good that we have a lot of people looking, sharing on Facebook and all of that,” Ramsey said.

Alexis’ family members said they don’t know if she ran away or was abducted. Ramsey said the rest of the family was sitting in the front of the house when Alexis took the dog out the back of the house. He said they didn’t hear anything.

Ramsey said there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary last Sunday. He said the family was in good spirits. Alexis had just returned from spending the weekend with a friend.

“She had a great time with her friend. She was looking forward to going to Polaris (Career Center in Middleburg Heights) for EMT classes,” Ramsey said.

Lorain City Councilman Angel Arroyo Jr., D-6th Ward, and an intervention specialist with Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, is assisting in searches around the area.

The family is working with Brooklyn and Elyria police.

Alexis was last seen wearing lavender pajama pants, a black hooded sweatshirt, gray Nike shoes and glasses. She has light brown hair, brown eyes. She is 5 foot 3 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds.

Brooklyn police are asking anyone with information to call (216) 749-1234.

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