Ex-boyfriend of Texas teen who vanished outside her home on Christmas Eve speaks out
The ex-boyfriend of a teenager who has been missing since Christmas Eve has spoken out.
Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen leaving her home in Bexar County in San Antonio, Texas, just before 7am on Wednesday (December 24).
Cops say the 19-year-old left her home wearing just her pyjamas, baby blue bottoms and a baby blue and black hoodie, and white shoes.
It is believed she left with only her car keys and driver's license, while her car remains on the family's driveway. The authorities say they believe Olmos could be in 'imminent danger.'
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Now, the young woman's former partner has spoken out about living a 'nightmare' since her disappearance.
Nathan Gonzales, who only recently separated from Olmos, vowed he would never give up looking for her as he joined the search party on Saturday.
"I’ll be here all day… We’ve been here for three days, going on four days straight, and we’re not going to stop until we find her," he said.
Speaking about his ex-girlfriend, he described her as a 'very loving person.'
"She’s a very loving person. She’s the person that always puts others before herself, and she loves everybody no matter what, and you know, this is just not like her because like I said, she’s just a loving person and would’ve never thought that something like this would happen."
He added the family are 'going through a nightmare' since her sudden disappearance.
“So that’s why we’re all out here to support her family and be there for them, because not only do they need us right now. But they need the Lord Jesus to be with her and protect Cami because we know with the Lord that she’s gonna come back home," Gonzales concluded.
His involvement comes as Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar noted the young woman had recently ended a romantic relationship but that the separation was amicable, adding that the force don't believe anything 'nefarious' is connected.
A neighbor's security camera picked up the moment Olmos appeared to leave her home at 6.58am that fateful morning.
The CCTV footage appears to show her rummaging in her vehicle for something.
Following Olmos' disappearance, BCSO said in a statement: "Camila’s mother stated that Camila normally goes for a morning walk; however, she became concerned when Camila did not return within a reasonable period of time.
"Video footage from that time shows an unknown individual, believed to be Camila, searching inside her vehicle for an unidentified item. Moments later, the footage ends. It is believed that she left the residence on foot, as her vehicle remained at the location."
As per ABC News, the sheriff added: "We definitely don't want to miss anything. The ground search is somewhat limited to a couple of square miles. We're also not ruling out that this case may take us outside the borders of the continental United States."
He went on to say multiple agencies have now joined the search, including the FBI as well as the Department of Homeland Security, who are across border crossings and international travel.
Officials have also confirmed Olmos has not been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following her disappearance.
"That was a personal concern. So, I had it checked to make sure that there were no stops, no detentions, and that she's not somewhere in a federal detention facility. That is something we needed to check," Salazar added.
Anyone with information on Olmos' whereabouts are asked to call the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office at (210)335-6000 or email the BCSO Missing Persons Uni on [email protected].
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