(Cole County, MO) -- Cole County authorities are searching for a missing 9-year-old girl.

Police say Elizabeth Olten was last seen Wednesday evening near the intersection of Highway 50 and Route D near St. Martin's.  Some search crews continued looking into the early morning hours on Thursday.

She was last seen wearing a pink scarf, a pink shirt, a pink sweater, jeans and white sneakers.
   
Police say Olten never made it home from a friend's house.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Cole County Sheriff's Department at 573-634-9160.