Kansas authorities are looking for five girls who left a youth care facility in Newton.

Newton Police Chief Jim Daily says the girls left the facility late Wednesday and early Thursday. The girls are considered endangered but police refused to give any more details about the escape or why they are endangered.

Police say three of the girls are 16, one is 17 and the other is 14.

The Wichita/Sedgwick County Exploited and Missing Child Unit is helping with the search and investigation.