• Stefanie Damron, 14, of New Sweden, Maine, was reported missing on September 24.
• A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety told PEOPLE that the search is ongoing and “detectives continue to follow all leads.”
• The girl’s mother, Lisa Marie Damron, asks on Facebook for anyone with information on Stefanie’s whereabouts to contact authorities

Maine authorities continue search efforts a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing a month agoHer mother is urging the public to share any information that could lead to her daughter’s safe return.

Maine State Police said: received a report On Tuesday, September 24, Stefanie Damron, then 13 years old, was reported missing.

“Stefanie was last seen leaving her home on September 23, 2024, walking into the woods on the West Road in New Sweden,” they added.

However, authorities have so far been unable to find the teenager despite “extensive investigative efforts”.

“Investigators conducted numerous interviews and followed leads in Maine, nationally and across Canada,” police said in an Oct. 22 statement. “The Maine Warden Service and the Maine State Police K9 Unit searched large parcels of land near Stefanie’s last home.” known place.”

Last month, Stefanie’s parents, Christopher and Lisa Marie Damron, said the teenager “argued with her sister” the day she was last seen and then “left.”

The parents, who said they were not home at the time, said in a statement: “We live half a mile back in the woods and our children are very comfortable in the environment, so there was nothing to raise a flag for in the first few hours.” shared on social media and with local station WAGM-TV,

They said, “We want our baby at home.”

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As previously reported Bangor Daily NewsStephanie’s great-aunt Jerri Harms said: Brooklyn Squad Podcast reporting that the girl and her family moved from Texas to New Sweden in 2020. Harms claimed that Stefanie had tried to escape several times before but was always found in the woods by relatives.

When contacted by PEOPLE on Thursday, Nov. 7, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety said there were no new updates to report on the case and that “detectives continue to follow any leads.”

Stefani’s disappearance also led a citizens’ group to search the forests of New Sweden. Bangor Daily News reported. “We won’t stop until we find him,” said Whittni Nichols, who is also a member of a Facebook group. Help Us Find Stefanie Damronhe told the newspaper.

Meanwhile, Stefanie’s mother, who did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, is reposting police posts and posting her own plea on her Facebook page.

“Please keep your eyes open and share,” he said. wrote on Sunday, November 3. “Help us bring our daughter home safely.”

“We love you Stef Please baby come home…” she wrote in her third message, pleading, “If you have the heart and know something, please report this to the authorities… please. we beg.”

Authorities listed Stefanie as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 130 lbs. tall, with green eyes and shoulder-length brown hair, adding that he was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue long-sleeved shirt and black Harley Davidson hiking boots.

Anyone with information on Stefanie’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Maine State Police at 1 (800) 924-2261 or (207) 532-5400.