- Amanda Nenigar, 27, of Blythe, California, went missing on February 28
- His family found his car abandoned in the Arizona desert a week later.
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Police are scouring the Arizona desert for a missing 27-year-old woman whose family found her abandoned car mysteriously stuck on a rock.
Amanda Nenigar, a mother of two, from Blythe, California, disappeared on February 28, a day after she called police to say her car was stuck in a ditch.
A week after she disappeared, her family found her car abandoned 140 miles from where she called 911, with no sign of her inside or nearby.
Police launched a statewide search that grew more mysterious by the day as his family told Arizona’s family Monday: “She could still be lost there. She hasn’t connected to any phone since she called 911.
Neningar’s Toyota Camry was found stuck on top of a rock 45 minutes from Blythe and La Paz County Sheriff William Ponce told the Arizona family: “My personal fear is that he is a recovery and not the location of a person still alive.”
Amanda Nenigar, 27, was last seen in Blythe, California, and her car was found abandoned in the rural Arizona desert a week later.
The back of her navy blue Toyota Camry was stuck on a rock with no sign of her nearby.
His family found his car in the Arizona desert 45 minutes from Blythe
Nenigar was last seen in Blythe, California, where she lived, on February 28, wearing a pink sweatshirt, black leggings and black and white tennis shoes.
She often drives from Blythe to La Paz County, Arizona, where her family lives.
Police said that a week after her family reported her missing, they called her to say they had found her car in the isolated desert south of Cibola, 45 minutes from Blythe.
Ponce told Arizona Family, “The back of the vehicle was on a large rock.”
He added: “When you have a vehicle that’s abandoned and you have no idea where the person has gone or anything, it all seems very strange and very concerning to us.”
After the family found the car, sheriffs discovered that Nenigar had called police the day before she disappeared, telling them her car was stuck in a ditch.
Ponce said, “We know that there was a 911 call that was dispatched to the El Centro, California Highway Patrol station around this time indicating that she was in Anza and on her way to the Palm Springs area.”
She never made it to Palm Springs, and her car was found 140 miles from where she told police she was stranded.
An extensive search of the desert found nothing and cadaver dogs detected no scent.
Ponce said he feared she was a victim of human trafficking.
He said: “Is this a bigger concern for me right now? Yes of course. Our proximity to the US border, the rural character of the state, we are a few hours from Los Angeles, a few hours from Phoenix, 3-4 hours from Vegas.
“We have no information, it’s very mysterious to us. That’s why we’re asking for the public’s help in trying to find her or provide us with any information that could lead us to her whereabouts.
La Paz County Sheriff Ponce is concerned he may be a victim of human trafficking.
The 27-year-old lived in Blythe but often traveled to La Paz County to visit family.
There was no trace of her near the car and cadaver dogs detected no scent.
Her mother, Jaime McBroom, posted on Facebook: “Missing person Amanda Nenigar may possibly be in the Palo Verde area.
“She’s 27 years old, she has blue blonde eyes, she has a tattoo on her right hand of a rose, she was driving a dark blue 2010 Toyota Camry, we had no luck with any information.”
Her friend added, “We need prayer warriors!” A friend of mine has gone missing and her loved ones are very worried and concerned.
“Please say a special prayer for Amanda Nenigar and her family. If anyone knows any information about her please contact her mother or me.
If you have any information, please call the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office at 928-669-6141 or the Blythe Police Department at 760-922-6111.