FL FL - Paola Marie Miranda-Rosa, 31, Orange Co, Car Found at Wekiwa Springs Park, 17 Dec 2021

[Cuoco7]

After having the opportunity to visiting and spend time exploring the reserves/preserves of Florida, that looks like an area of water I would go out of my way to avoid. It gives me chills thinking about the alligators I saw and think about her swimming in there. I hope she is found safe.

 

[liona]

After having the opportunity to visiting and spend time exploring the reserves/preserves of Florida, that looks like an area of water I would go out of my way to avoid. It gives me chills thinking about the alligators I saw and think about her swimming in there. I hope she is found safe.

A gator was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this. Years ago my husband and I tubed down another spring run (Rainbow River), it’s crystal clear and swimming and tubing were permitted. We stopped at a rock in the middle of the river for lunch on a wide part and while we were eating a huge gator slid into the river from the bank directly across from us. Needless to say we didn’t finish lunch. The area where Paola was swimming does not look safe for swimming in Florida. Another concern would be cottonmouths but I would think her body would have been found by now.

 

[swedeheart]

Video shows woman, 31, missing for three weeks swimming in a Florida river | Daily Mail Online

 

[FLmom777]

Actually that is not so: Swimming is not permitted in Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run or the Wekiva River.
Swimming at Wekiwa Springs

There is a designated half-acre swimming area. She was very much in the river and not the swimming area.

I assumed it was the swimming area. Thanks

 

[PayrollNerd]

I truly hope they find her safe in the area just living off grid. In a park she’ll usually have access to potable water which should keep her alive. Food sources could be discarded items from others. Perhaps she made her way out of there and into a homeless encampment. Let’s hope so.

Unfortunately, the gators will take a body to a secluded area for safekeeping, guard that area and then finish off the remains. I’m sure they’re searching for a possessive gator in remote areas.

 

[Ilex]

Video shows woman, 31, missing for three weeks swimming in a Florida river | Daily Mail Online

This article states Paola's mother says Paola has had mental health issues in the past. Her mother thinks this may have contributed to Paola becoming lost.
Missing Florida woman seen swimming in river in video, photos taken day of disappearance: police

 

[PommyMommy]

Bumping for Paola. I sure hope they can find her.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The Sheriff has acquired a Zistos Portable Underwater Video Camera System to help search the area of the river where Paola was last seen. This equipment is a high-intensity camera system with lights,” the department said on Facebook. “It has the capability to see into hard-to-reach areas that cannot be explored by standard scuba equipment.”
Missing Florida woman seen swimming in river in video, photos taken day of disappearance: police - News Nation USA

 

[ms_writer]

That does look like a terrifying place to swim to me personally -- I don't like when I can't see the bottom! Obviously this area is prime gator habitat, but I'm not sure it was warm enough for them to be active. If any of you followed the Mike Williams case (also in December in Florida), you might remember his mom knew the initial explanation of an alligator attack was wrong because experts told her it was too cool for them to be feeding.

 

[PommyMommy]

The Sheriff has acquired a Zistos Portable Underwater Video Camera System to help search the area of the river where Paola was last seen. This equipment is a high-intensity camera system with lights,” the department said on Facebook. “It has the capability to see into hard-to-reach areas that cannot be explored by standard scuba equipment.”
Missing Florida woman seen swimming in river in video, photos taken day of disappearance: police - News Nation USA

Just FYI, this is another aggregated news site like Texas News Daily and California News Times. The article linked above is just a copy of Fox's article published JANUARY 7.

That site "News Nation USA" is a spoof of the real NewsNation Now site which is a legit news site. Click on your link and then on this one to see the difference: NewsNation Now - Unbiased US News, Breaking News, Headlines & Video

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Just FYI, this is another aggregated news site like Texas News Daily and California News Times. The article linked above is just a copy of Fox's article published JANUARY 7.

That site "News Nation USA" is a spoof of the real NewsNation Now site which is a legit news site. Click on your link and then on this one to see the difference: NewsNation Now - Unbiased US News, Breaking News, Headlines & Video

Gracias. I’ve been away for awhile and bit out of practice. I’ve been wondering about that NewsNation. Man, I just need to slow down but I’ve been on this mad hurry rush for almost 45 days with Mama and finally have relief. Trying to unwind. It’s a process. Thanks again.

 

[PommyMommy]

Gracias. I’ve been away for awhile and bit out of practice. I’ve been wondering about that NewsNation. Man, I just need to slow down but I’ve been on this mad hurry rush for almost 45 days with Mama and finally have relief. Trying to unwind. It’s a process. Thanks again.

And, you've been missed!!! Hope your mama's better.

No worries at all, I'm all for anything that bumps a missing person's thread. I just hate those sites because you don't know until you reach the bottom of the article (where they cite the "source") that you just read the same thing they copied from a legit source from a week or more ago. MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 30, 2022
Family of missing Osceola woman continue search at Wekiwa Springs State Park on Sunday – WFTV
The family of Paola Miranda-Rosa is back out at Wekiwa Springs State Park on Sunday searching for their missing family member.

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If you have any information about her location, please call the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

MAY 17

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - Tuesday marks 5 months since Osceola County woman Paola Miranda-Rosa disappeared.

Paola, 31, disappeared on Dec. 17, 2021, just before Christmas.

"It’s hard to even focus on the fact that it’s the holiday season. I don’t even know what day it is right now," Andrea Miranda, Paola’s sister, said last year.

More at Paola Miranda-Rosa: 5 months since Central Florida woman went missing

 

[imstilla.grandma]

It’s been seven months since Paola Miranda Rosa disappeared and her family is calling on the community to join them this weekend as they continue searching for her.

They are gathering Sunday at 10 a.m. at Kit Land Nelson Park in Apopka and want volunteers to help discuss “ideas to continue with the search for Paola. We also need people that can help put up flyers and hand them out in the community,” the social media posting says.

They want answers, her cousin Cecilia De León told El Sentinel Orlando. “I am confident she is somewhere out there. I am confident she is alive. And even if she weren’t, we need answers. We need closure.”

Family of missing Osceola woman ask for volunteers to keep searching seven months after her disappearance

Paola Miranda Rosa's family is inviting the community to join them this Sunday, July 17th at 10 a.m. at Kit Land Nelson Park in Apopka to discuss “ideas to continue with the search for Paola. We also need people that can help put up flyers and hand them out in the community.”

www.orlandosentinel.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Among the group was the father of 14-year-old Victoria Gonzales, who went missing in Miramar 10 months ago.

“We want to do whatever we can to help this family because we know the pain. We know when it feels like nobody’s in your corner,” Gonzalez said.

De Leon said told Channel 9 that seven months later, she’s disappointed more has not been done by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office to close this case.

Volunteers and family of missing Osceola Woman continue search 7 months after disappearance

It’s been seven months since Paola Miranda-Rosa disappeared.

news.yahoo.com

 

[CharadeYouAre]

Swimmer Loses Arm After Alligator Attack in Florida

The 37-year-old was grabbed and pulled under while swimming in the Wekiva River north of Orlando, and a hunt is on for the animal.

www.nbcnews.com

Woman who lost arm in alligator attack in Wekiva River identified

Trappers have captured and killed a more than 300-pound alligator that bit off most of a woman's arm Saturday afternoon as she swam in the waters of the Wekiva River, according to wildlife officials.

www.wftv.com

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Paola Miranda-Rosa: Family of Florida woman missing for a year fear she may have been trafficked

Paola Miranda Rosa, 31, disappeared on Dec. 17, 2021 just before Christmas.

www.fox35orlando.com

 

[dotr]

Unlikely hopefully, but cross-posting..

FL - Unidentified Woman's Body Found Off of Gulf Coast 10 December 2022

Woman's body found in trash bag off Florida's gulf coast: FBI Dead woman only described as likely middle-aged "A woman's body was found wrapped in a trash bag off Florida's Gulf Coast over the weekend. The discovery about 12:40 p.m. Saturday off the coast of Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa...

www.websleuths.com

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 21, 2022

Missing woman last seen entering water at Wekiva Springs State Park

Law enforcement authorities are asking the public for help to locate a woman who was last seen entering a body of water at Wekiva Springs State Park over a year ago.

www.orlando-news.com

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On December 18, 2021, witnesses saw Miranda-Rosa entering a body of water near the Otter Camp section of Wekiva Springs State Park. Police say they found her vehicle parked at the facility.



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If you have seen or know the whereabouts of Paola Marie Miranda-Rosa, contact the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222.