PENDER COUNTY, N.C. -- The sheriff's office says the body of 18-year-old Hannah Nicole Faith was found Thursday evening in Hampstead.

Faith last contacted family by phone on March 18, officials say, and was believed to have been in the company of Micah Me'Nace Howard, 18.

Detectives have not yet released a cause of death, or any additional information regarding the case at this time.

This is an active and ongoing investigation.