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Published on March 28, 2024
Arizona and California Authorities Ramp Up Hunt for Two Missing Women Amid Baffling CircumstancesSource: Unsplash/ Scott Rodgersone

Authorities in Arizona and California are deepening their search in the baffling case of Amanda Nenigar, 26, who disappeared under strange circumstances around the end of February. Her car was later found abandoned in a remote Arizona desert, far removed from where she had previously been stuck and called 911 the day before her disappearance, according to 12News and Arizona's Family. This has led to growing anxiety among her family and the community alike.

The La Paz County Sheriff's Office in Arizona has become entwined in the case of Nenigar, whose car was found perched unnaturally on a boulder in a remote stretch of desert. Sheriff William Ponce conveyed his deepest fears, stating, "My personal fear is that it's going to be a recovery and not a location of a person that's still alive," 

The investigative spotlight has magnified from Ponce's determined searches on land and sky to the anguished pleas of Nenigar's family, who released a statement urging, "She could still be out there lost." Their words are a testament to the harrowing emptiness left by her absence.

In a related but separate incident with no known connection, another woman named Shayna Feinman has also been reported missing in Arizona, further increasing the concerns among the communities.

The public's assistance is being strongly sought by the sheriff's office, with specific details about Nenigar's appearance shared, in the hopes that clues may emerge amidst the sprawling, open expanse of the desert. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the La Paz County Sheriff's Office at 928-669-6141, or the Blythe Police Department at 760-922-6111 for Amanda Nenigar.