LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 26-year-old woman is missing and is considered “at-risk,” according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say 26-year-old Hope Pascual Vergara walked away from home on Don McGinnis Road around 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5. Family told deputies Vergara is an “at-risk individual.”
Several law enforcement agencies assisted in the search Sunday but were unsuccessful after searching more than 1,700 acres. The search started Monday morning after pausing when it got dark on Sunday night.
Vergara is described as a Hispanic woman about five feet tall and 130 pounds. She has dark hair with green highlights in the front and brown eyes. Deputies say they aren’t sure what clothes she was wearing when she went missing.
Anyone with information on where she made by should contact
Lincoln County Communications at 704-735-8202, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050 or Lincolnton/Lincoln County Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909.
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