Police and family members are searching for 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, a recent high school graduate who is 11 weeks pregnant from Massachusetts who has been missing for more than a week. Last seen on August 7, local police believe that she was in the area of County Street in Rehoboth.
Her disappearance has shaken her family, who say it is completely out of character for her to be out of touch this long. “This is not like her at all. This is completely unusual and very scary, to say the least,” her sister, Faith Monteiro, told ABC News.
Kylee had been staying at a homeless shelter for pregnant women in Pembroke in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. According to her family she was having domestic issues with her boyfriend. More over, the family alleges that there was an altercation the night before she disappeared. Following an argument on August 6, Kylee called her sister and others, saying she was frightened. “She was desperate for help. She was calling out to friends, family, anyone she could, telling them that she was in danger,” Faith said.
Though Faith offered to pick her up, Kylee declined. That decision has haunted the family, who now fear she may not be safe. Faith described her sister as someone who “doesn’t know how to survive on her own” and is not the type to reach out to strangers for help.
The grim nature of Kylee’s disappearance is compounded by the face that she had just graduated from Attleboro High School and was looking forward to giving birth. “She was really excited to become a mom,” Faith said, adding that Kylee had already chosen the name Eleanor if the baby was a girl.
Her family says they are “worried sick” and simply want her home. “I love her, I miss her,” Faith said.
Kylee is described as being around six feet tall with brown hair. She was last seen wearing a red t-shirt with the phrase “Get Over It” printed on the front, ripped blue jeans, and tan boots. Police believe she may have been carrying a white bag with her belongings.
Authorities are urging anyone with information or surveillance footage from the Rehoboth area to contact the police immediately. For her family, every passing day brings more anxiety — and a more urgent plea for answers.
