AZ AZ - Amber Bretsch, 52, car found at White Tank Mountain, almost non-verbal, needs meds, Waddell, 2 Apr 2024

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Arizona missing persons cases - 2024

Information was supplied by law enforcement and describes current, active reports of missing persons in the Phoenix-metro area and other cities in Arizona.

www.fox10phoenix.com

A search is underway for a missing 52-year-old woman, Amber Barnett.

Her car was found abandoned in a parking lot in the White Tank Mountain Regional Park on Thursday. A helicopter crew was sent out to search the area.



Video story from April 5 with more details

White Tank Mountain search resumes for missing woman

The search for missing 52-year-old Amber Barnett continues after her car was discovered in a parking lot in the White Tank Mountain Recreation Center.

www.fox10phoenix.com

 

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The article linked in the original post gives her surname as Barnett, but the Phoenix PD is giving her surname as Bretsch. Her daughter started a fundraising page which also gives her surname as Bretsch.

Phoenix police search for missing woman near White Tank mountains

Detectives are searching for a woman after her car was found near the White Tank Mountain Regional Park on Friday.

www.azfamily.com

April 19, 2024

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Detectives are searching for a woman after her car was found near the White Tank Mountain Regional Park on Friday.

Phoenix police said Amber Bretsch, 51, was last seen near 27th Avenue and Deer Valley Road on April 1. Her 2017 Silver Kia Rio was found near the White Tank mountains, and police said she may still be in the area.

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Woman missing for weeks may be in Arizona park, family says. ‘We are devastated’

“We need all the help we can get to help find her and find answers.”

ca.news.yahoo.com

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Phoenix police did not share future search plans or any other updates in the case with McClatchy News.

However, Young (her daughter) said police were in the area using drones to search for Bretsch on Friday, April 19.

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Bretsch is familiar with the park and used to be a park host with her husband who died earlier this year, Young said. Although she stopped being a park host, she still volunteered there and knew the area well.

Young said her mom is considered vulnerable after having a stroke over 10 years ago.

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More at link.