UPDATE – October 8, 2021

Influencer Ca’Shawn Sims has been found safe after being reported missing. 

According to NBC News, Sims was found at a hospital in the Los Angeles area and she is in good condition. Officials said Thursday she had been reunited with her family. 

“There is no suspicion of foul play,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said. “The family is asking for privacy.”

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Unfortunately, there is another report of a missing Black woman. Instagram and fitness influencer Ca’Shawn Ashley Sims has been missing since Sept. 8 and her last known location was in Duarte, California. As a result, her family is pleading with people to help find the 30-year-old, according to the New York Post. 

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“The missing person’s family is very concerned for her well-being. Any information, please contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Office Bureau, Missing Person Detail,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. 

According to KABC, Sims’ mother said that Sims has been affected with mental health issues ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sims has the nickname of “Cookie” and has at least 216,000 followers on her main Instagram account called @CookieeeDough. She also has several other Instagram accounts called, @beautybycashawn, @bodybycookie, @thecookieeeshop and @cookingwithcookieee. 

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Sims is 5-foot-1 and weighs 120 pounds. According to the Sheriff’s Department, she has “brown eyes, black, shoulder length hair, with a tattoo of “Earth” on her left forearm, and a tattoo of Spanish writing on her back.” 

Sims’ sister, Cee Sims, provided more details that led up to her disappearance, according to NBC5 Chicago. 

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“Please be on the look out for finding my sister to ensure that she’s okay and safe. She has abandoned her home, her dog and seemingly her phone which is unlike her. Our extended family (my grandad, aunts and cousins) cannot reach her alike with my middle sister, mom and dad,” she said on Instagram. “She lives in Duarte, CA and there is no indication to where she may have been headed after last leaving her home. So EVERY CITY, pls pls check for her no matter the location. If you see her, stay there until I or someone from my family can be reached!!!”