Chilling 911 call made by missing California woman Amanda Nenigar, 26, just hours before she vanished – as family say they are worried she may have been kidnapped or HUMAN TRAFFICKED
A chilling 911 call has revealed the confused moments a California woman tried to explain her whereabouts hours before she disappeared.
Amanda Nenigar, 26, was reported missing on February 28 after being stranded in the Arizona desert in Cibola, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from her home in Blythe, California.
In the newly released audio, she was heard struggling to describe her surroundings to a dispatcher, saying, “Um, I’m not sure, I see a field.”
Her family says she provided near-exact coordinates of where her car was later found on March 7 — without Nenigar’s belongings inside — while her sister Marissa blasted the police response saying she felt she had bungled the search.
“She gave them her coordinates,” she said KTV. “I don’t know why they didn’t transfer her to Arizona. She gave them her exact location and someone could have gone to get her. They could have found her.’
Amanda Nenigar, 26, was reported missing on February 28 after being stranded in the Arizona desert. No trace of her has been found since.
On March 7, searchers found her vehicle abandoned in a remote area in Cibola, Arizona, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from her home in Blythe, California. Her belongings were not in the car
Her sister Marissa (pictured) denounced the search, claiming they bungled the search for the missing 26-year-old as the dispatcher was confused by her location
Nenigar’s family says the crucial mistake that led to her being missing for nearly a month may have been where her 911 call was directed.
The 26-year-old called from the remote Arizona location, but the 911 call was routed to California dispatchers, which her family said contributed to the confusion about what she described.
During the call, she was heard sounding confused and describing vague landmarks as a dispatcher asked her, “What are you surrounded by?” Do you only see fields? Is that all you see?’
“I’m in a bit of a valley,” she replied.
“Yes, there are just a lot of mountains… I climbed to love a high mountain and I wear pink.”
The 911 operator asked her, “So you’re on Highway 78, you think?” And what are the nearest side streets?’
“Um, I’m not sure, I see a field,” Nenigar said, as the dispatcher admitted he had trouble getting a navigation signal from her call.
“I’m trying to get your location, but I can’t get one,” he said.
The call was made on February 27 and Nenigar was reported missing by her family the next day after they were unable to get hold of her.
The 26-year-old called from the remote Arizona location, but the 911 call was routed to California dispatchers, which her family said contributed to the confusion about what she described.
She was heard on the call struggling to describe her surroundings to a dispatcher and saying, “Um, I’m not sure, I see a field.”
When the vehicle was discovered, the rear wheels were resting on a boulder
After weeks of searching for the missing woman, her vehicle was found by the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office in a remote desert area in Cibola, Arizona – with its rear wheels resting on a boulder.
Her sister said the discovery has left her family confused because “she’s never been to that part of the desert.”
“It’s not a familiar area for her to go to,” Sister Merissa Nenigar added.
She criticized authorities for what she perceived as a botched investigation, with the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office reportedly not being made aware of the 911 call until they became involved the day before.
It is not clear how much time passed between California investigators receiving the missing person tip and the Arizona sheriff’s office being notified of the 911 call.
The sheriff’s office discovered that the California dispatcher was confused by the coordinates Nenigar gave over the phone.
Despite being asked during the 911 call to Nenigar if she was on Highway 78, he reportedly sent police to look for her along Highway 95, about 40 miles from where the car was found.
Once Arizona officers joined the search and listened to the call, they were able to track her coordinates to just over a mile from where the car was found.
Nenigar’s family says they are increasingly concerned about her, fearing she has been kidnapped or trafficked
Her family says they are increasingly concerned about the lengthy search because there has been no trace of her since and none of her belongings were in the car.
“Her phone goes straight to voicemail. Several people have tried to call her because maybe, I don’t know, she wanted to disappear and block everyone, but no, that’s not the case. Her phone goes straight to voicemail,” Marissa added.
‘It’s been so many days of: what if she’s dead somewhere? Or what if she gets traded? What if someone kidnapped her? I have no idea. Nobody knows.
‘We just want to know if she’s okay. We want her to come home.”
Officials say they have searched the area with drones, helicopters, ground teams and cadaver dogs, but have so far found no trace.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Amanda Nenigar, call the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office at (928) 669-6141.