Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Public Information Officer Leslie Earhart said in a update yesterday the search for 5-year-old Summer Wells continues. Earhart said authorities are working around the clock to determine what happened to Wells.

“In order to preserve the integrity of the investigation, we can’t discuss everything we are doing, and have done, to find Summer,” said Earhart.

Despite all efforts in the investigation, Earhart said the circumstances leading to Summer’s disappearance remain unclear.

There have been over 100 agencies involved in search efforts from Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. Crews have covered over 3,000 acres, roughly 4.6 square miles, so far since the search began for Wells last week.

Wells stands 3’ tall and has blonde hair. She is believed to be barefoot. She was last seen Tuesday, June 15, 2021 walking near her home in the Beech Creek community of Hawkins County wearing a pink shirt and gray shorts.

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the TBI issued an AMBER Alert for Summer after initially issuing an Endangered Child Alert the night she reported missing.

TBI told reporters they have not ruled out foul play in her disappearance.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office at (423) 272-7121 or the TBI at (800) TBI-FIND.