FBI release photo of ‘distinct’ shoes missing girl Hania Aguilar wore the day she disappeared

As the search continues for a missing Lumberton, North Carolina, girl who disappeared over two weeks ago from the driveway of her family home, authorities are looking at every bit of information possible that could lead to her whereabouts, including the pair of shoes she was wearing when an unknown man abducted her.

FOX8 reports 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was wearing white Adidas shoes with dark stripes when she disappeared. The back of the shoes have a distinct, colorful pattern (pictured below) on the upper heels of the shoes. Hania’s family said they had recently bought the shoes for her before she vanished.

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FBI Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Andy De la Rocha said during a press release that the shoes could be an important lead in finding Hania, as the abductor may have tried to sell them or could have possibly tossed them away.

“Think through what you’ve seen since November 5th, have you seen a discarded pair of shoes, did someone try to sell you shoes, did they show up in a donation bin? We want to make sure we draw attention to the shoes because they are distinctive and the kidnapper could try and get rid of them for that reason.”

As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hania vanished November 5 from her own driveway at the Rosewood Mobile Home Park in Lumberton. She walked outside at around 6:58 a.m. to start her aunt’s SUV up, when an unknown man wearing all black clothing and a yellow bandana over his face approached her and forced her into the vehicle before driving it away.

Police found the vehicle abandoned a few days later, off of Quincey Drive in Lumberton after someone called 911 after spotting it. The FBI’s evidence response team is processing the vehicle for evidence.

Meanwhile, authorities are asking anyone in the area with surveillance cameras to look closely for anything that may be of interest in the case. Investigators are looking for a man wearing a hoodie, a light shirt, and light shoes walking toward the Rosewood Mobile Home Park on the same morning and around the time the young girl was kidnapped.

Investigators said that the man is not considered a suspect at this time, but he’s someone authorities would like to speak with in case he saw anything or anyone that morning.

“He’s just someone we want to speak with,” FBI supervisory senior resident agent, C Andrew de la Rocha, said.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reports that Hania is described as a Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes. She stand 5-feet tall and weighs around 126 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt with flower prints and blue jeans.

McNeil said that authorities are desperately seeking the public’s help in finding the missing girl.

“We urgently need the public’s help. We need them more now than ever to find Hania and bring her back.”

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the special tip line set up solely for Hania, at 910-272-5871.

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[Feature Photo: Hania Aguilar/Handout]