Photos of a naked , young woman at Spring Break , enclosed in a group of raucous male party-goers , has left authorities fearing for her safety amid wider concerns about the annual event . Police were searching for the woman who was stark naked wearing only sunglasses and colorful necklaces in images shared on social media on March 11 . The Bay County Sheriff 's Office in Florida have not been able to identify the girl and there was not enough background detail in the photographs to pinpoint her location . Sheriff Frank McKeithen told Daily Mail Online on Friday that the photos had been deeply concerning to law enforcement because of how young the girl looked , and their main priority was to find out if she was safe . Scroll down for video . Police in Bay County , Florida were searching for a young woman on Spring Break earlier this month who caused concern after being pictured naked wearing only sunglasses and strings of colorful beads while surrounded by men . 'She is n't in trouble , ' Sheriff McKeithen said . 'We want to be proactive about her safety . ' An investigation was underway into the photographs and how they ended up on social media , the sheriff confirmed . Bay County officials were alerted to the photos after they were posted to Twitter on March 11 . In one of the pictures , the young woman was bent over and dancing naked at the water 's edge on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico . The Bay County Sheriff ’ s Office ( BCSO ) provided a breakdown of criminal activity between March 5 - 15 this year , with three weeks of Spring Break still to go : . In a separate shot , she appeared to be trying to cover her body while a group of men gathered around her . In another picture , the scene was more aggressive . The girl appeared to be trying to escape the frame but was surrounded by shirtless men . One of the men was grabbing the necklaces at her throat . Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Bay County Sheriff 's Office at 850-747-4700 or Crime Stoppers at 850-785-TIPS ( 8477 ) . Panama City Beach in Bay County is the country 's top destination for students on Spring Break . Sheriff McKeithen told Daily Mail Online on Friday that his officers , along with the Panama City Beach Police , face an overwhelming wave of criminal activity during the five weeks of Spring Break , when their community swells from 12,000 people to an estimated 100-300,000 . 'We have a mess here ... this is not the traditional Spring Break of the past , ' the sheriff said . 'The kids themselves are posting videos of them having sex on the beach and getting into fights . ' He called Spring Break an 'emotional roller coaster ' both for the students who end up victims of violence and sexual assault and for his officers , who work double shifts to cope with the influx . 'The majority of sexual assaults are not reported , because they feel shame , are embarrassed , have never likely been this intoxicated before and are far from home , ' the police chief said . 'But our message is this - no matter how intoxicated you are , if you are violated , we take that very seriously . ' Although the sheriff offered no exact figures on the cost of policing Spring Break , he said that the $ 150,000 given in assistance by the Tourist Development Council 'barely scratched the surface ' . The crowd packed the beach during Spring Break festivities in Panama City Beach , Florida on March 12 . Bay County authorities believe that the naked , young woman was on a beach somewhere in this area . Along with hundreds of thousands of drunk , college kids pouring into the town , there was also the dangerous elements that a group this large , with money to burn and wanting to experiment , attraced . 'Build it and they will come , ' the sheriff said . Among 22 people arrested at a local bar this weekend in a narcotics sting , was a 39-year-old man from Nashville , Tennessee , who was selling the synthetic party drug , known as 'molly ' . Heroin and prescription drugs have also been seized . Weapons were also a growing problem - arrests had uncovered a Glock and an AK-47 during Spring Break . McKeithen said earlier this week that the number of incidents so far this year showed the changes designed to tone down Spring Break have n't worked . These included a 2am closing time for alcohol sales . Sheriff McKeithen said : 'We ca n't `` police it '' away , that 's not going to fix the problem . We are doing the best we can . At some point , someone has to decide whether this is what we want or do n't want . ' I am trying to keep people and our officers safe . ' If you know who this is email tips @ dailymail.co.uk . Video courtesy WJHG .
Police were searching for the woman wearing only sunglasses and many colorful necklaces in images posted on social media on March 11 . The photos show a young woman naked surrounded by men on a Florida beach - in one shot she appears to be trying to get away . Bay County Sheriff told police Mail Online on Friday that his main priority was to check on the safety of the young woman . Law enforcement were very concerned because of how young she appears . Sheriff said his officers were overwhelmed by the criminal activity at Spring Break where the crowd swells to up to 300,000 people . He said : ' We have a mess here ... this is not the traditional crime Break of the city '