Major update on Texas teen who vanished outside her home on Christmas Eve
A Texas teenager who's been missing since Christmas Eve is thought to be in 'immediate danger', according to local authorities.
Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last spotted leaving her home in Caspian Spring, San Antonio, just before 7am on December 24.
Police say she was wearing baby blue pajama bottoms, a baby blue and black hoodie and white shoes when she left the property.
Her disappearance came one day after she'd made plans to go dress shopping with her friend Camila Estrella.
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Footage of a person, who Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) believe is Olmos, saw the teenager standing near her car in the early hours of Christmas Eve morning.
Various local media reports have suggested Olmos' belongings remain in the family home aside from her car keys and potentially her driver's license, but her car remains on the driveway.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar has provided an update on the case and the search for the missing teenager.
As per ABC News, Salazar said: "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."
The sheriff 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.
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.
"The only items known to be on her person are her car key and possibly her driver’s license."
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].
Callum Jones