Fears for 19-year-old who vanished on Christmas Eve in Texas hotspot
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A 19-year-old woman from Texas has gone missing after setting out on a morning walk on Christmas Eve, vanishing just minutes after she left her home. The area where she disappeared has been identified by authorities as a known human-trafficking corridor.

Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen early on Christmas Eve, shortly before 7 a.m., in the vicinity of her residence in northwest Bexar County, near San Antonio, as reported by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

In response to her disappearance, a CLEAR Alert has been activated. This statewide alert system in Texas is designed to help locate missing adults who may be in danger, and the search for Camila remains urgent and ongoing.

Surveillance footage from that morning captured a person, believed to be Camila, standing by her car with the lights on, appearing to be looking for something inside the vehicle, according to investigators.

The video footage cuts off shortly thereafter. Camila’s car was found parked at her home, suggesting to authorities that she left the location on foot. Since then, there have been no further sightings of her.

Deputies described Camila as 5ft 4in tall, weighing about 110 pounds. 

She was last seen wearing a baby blue and black hoodie, baby blue pajama bottoms and white shoes. 

Authorities say the only items she is believed to have had with her were her car keys and possibly her driver’s license.

Camila Mendoza Olmos is 19 years old and lives in northwest Bexar County, Texas. She was last seen around 7am on Wednesday, Christmas Eve

Camila Mendoza Olmos is 19 years old and lives in northwest Bexar County, Texas. She was last seen around 7am on Wednesday, Christmas Eve

A CLEAR Alert has been issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, classifying Camila Mendoza Olmos as a possibly endangered missing adult

A CLEAR Alert has been issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, classifying Camila Mendoza Olmos as a possibly endangered missing adult

Surveillance footage shows an individual believed to be Camila near her vehicle shortly before she vanished. Pictured, the family car near where she was seen

Surveillance footage shows an individual believed to be Camila near her vehicle shortly before she vanished. Pictured, the family car near where she was seen

Authorities have not shared any evidence of foul play, but the circumstances including her abandoned phone, her sudden disappearance on foot, and the lack of any confirmed sightings have fueled growing concern. 

According to her mother, Rosario Olmos, Camila typically went for morning walks – a routine that made her sudden disappearance all the more alarming.

Rosario told CBS affiliate KENS that she and her daughter had been sleeping together early Christmas Eve morning when she felt Camila get out of bed. 

About 90 minutes later, Rosario woke up and realized her daughter was gone.

‘I called her cell phone, but the cell phone was there on the bed and it was turned off,’ Rosario Olmos said. 

‘I put it to charge and went out to look for her. I thought I would find her like other times, walking, and we would come home together,’ but Camila never appeared.

After checking with Camila’s boyfriend and her father, both of whom said they had not seen her, Rosario contacted the sheriff’s office to report her daughter missing. 

Family members and friends spent Christmas Day searching the area around the home, but found no sign of the 19-year-old.

Camila is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 110 pounds

Camila is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 110 pounds

Her mother, Rosario Olmos said she went searching for her daughter, believing she would find her walking as she had many times before

Her mother, Rosario Olmos said she went searching for her daughter, believing she would find her walking as she had many times before

Neighbors are seen coming out on the street to comfort Camila's mother, Rosario

Neighbors are seen coming out on the street to comfort Camila’s mother, Rosario

After checking with Camila's boyfriend, pictured, and her father, both of whom said they had not seen her, mom, Rosario contacted the sheriff's office to report her daughter missing

After checking with Camila’s boyfriend, pictured, and her father, both of whom said they had not seen her, mom, Rosario contacted the sheriff’s office to report her daughter missing

‘It is not normal for her to disappear,’ Rosario said, adding that she usually knows where her daughter is at all times.

‘I only ask God to please bring her back home,’ she said. ‘Bring her back to me.’

As the search stretched into Christmas Day, Camila’s aunt, Nancy Olmos, issued an emotional public plea online, urging people to share information and pray for the teen’s safe return.

‘Please help me and my family continue to share this,’ Nancy Olmos wrote. ‘We are still searching for my sweet angel, my niece, Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19 years old.’

She added that Camila had recently been baptized and was deeply religious.

‘She loves God with all her heart, and we are desperately looking for her,’ she wrote.

Acknowledging the timing of the disappearance on one of the year’s most sacred holidays, Olmos appealed directly to families celebrating together.

Camila, left, is seen here with Aisley Garcia in a Facebook post asking for her safe return

Camila, left, is seen here with Aisley Garcia in a Facebook post asking for her safe return

When Camila did not return, her mother,  Rosario contacted her boyfriend and father before calling authorities

When Camila did not return, her mother,  Rosario contacted her boyfriend and father before calling authorities

Family and friends searched nearby areas on Christmas Day but found no sign of the girl

Family and friends searched nearby areas on Christmas Day but found no sign of the girl

‘I know many of you are gathered with your children and loved ones this Christmas, opening presents and celebrating together,’ she wrote. 

‘As a sister in Christ, I am humbly asking for one special gift this year — in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ 0 please help us by sharing these posts and, most importantly, by lifting Camila up in your prayers.

‘We believe in God’s protection, and we have faith that Camila will come home,’ she added. ‘Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.’

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued the CLEAR Alert identifying Camila as a missing adult who is ‘possibly endangered,’ a designation that allows law enforcement to rapidly share information statewide.

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