PETROLIA — “Please help us find our daughter and bring her home,” Julie Fichter said in a statement Monday night.

Fichter's daughter, Megan, has been missing since Aug. 8, when she was last seen getting into a dark-colored Chevrolet four-door sedan outside Boltz's Market, according to state police.

“The pain is unbearable,” Julie Fichter said. “It's the not knowing that's the hardest.”

Megan, 17, attended Karns City High School, but she quit school in March, according to Julie Fichter. She said her daughter had few friends, but had a good personality.

“She is so loving and kind,” she said. “She would do anything for anybody.”

Megan is described as being five feet tall, 120 pounds with brown eyes and short brown hair that has been shaved on both sides.

Family members could not figure out what Megan may have taken with her, but they did notice that the teen's navy blue and white backpack was missing from their home, according to the mother.

Julie Fichter said her daughter loved to take walks around town, especially to visit her young niece and nephew. She said she has continued to drive along the regular routes that her daughter walked.

“She loves to walk,” Julie Fichter said. “She just always came back.”

The family is asking that anyone with information to step forward, or to have Megan call them to tell them she's alive and healthy.

“Our number one priority is her safety,” Julie Fichter said. “If she's out there having a good time, we just want to know.”

Julie Fichter said she appreciates the support the community has given her and her family.

“We are thankful for all the love and prayers that are pouring in,” she said.

She said she hopes it will continue to search for answers.