Texas law enforcement officials continued the search Monday for a 19-year-old girl who was reported missing after she did not return from her usual morning walk on Christmas Eve.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen leaving her home in northwest Bexar County at approximately 6:58 a.m. on Dec. 24.
Security camera video shows a man, believed to be Olmos, searching for an unknown object inside his car, the sheriff’s office said on social media. The video ends after a few moments.
Olmos’ aunt confirmed to NBC News that the video was recorded on a neighbor’s doorbell camera.
Authorities believe Olmos left her home on foot. “The only items he had on him were his car keys and possibly his driver’s license,” the sheriff’s office said. a post on facebook,
She was last seen wearing a baby-blue and black hoodie, baby-blue pajama bottoms and white shoes.
Camila’s mother, Nancy Olmos, told the Sheriff’s Office that her daughter usually goes out for a morning walk. She became worried when the 19-year-old girl did not return after the usual time.
“She’s not the kind of person” to leave the house suddenly, Nancy Olmos told NBC News, adding that the family found Camila’s turned off cellphone in her room.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told ABC News on Sunday that Olmos was believed to be in “immediate danger.” The Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to an email from NBC News seeking more information on that characterization.
Salazar separately told NBC News that Olmos’ mental health may have been a factor in her disappearance, saying in part that she was experiencing “some depression-related issues.”
“We have to look at the full spectrum of possibilities,” Salazar said. “Did he leave the country? Did he leave the country with someone else? Was he taken against his will?”
in an interview with NBC affiliate WOAI-TV In San Antonio, Olmos’ friends described her as a fun-loving young woman who loved going to church services. They expressed grief over his disappearance.
“It’s completely normal not to know that he’s not home,” a friend named Estrella told the affiliated station.
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