searching for veronica ruiz

In Mill Valley, California, family and friends have been searching for 25-year-old Veronica Ruiz, who has been missing since Monday, December 3: Missing hiker sought on Mount Tamalpais. She is believed to have disappeared while hiking on Mount Tamalpais, where her last cell phone call was traced. Veronica was described by her family as upset over a fight with her boyfriend, and telling friends she was going for an afternoon hike.

Veronica is described as a Filipina, 5-feet-5-inches tall, 120 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes, and an abdominal scar. Relatives said she may have been wearing trail-running shoes and black capri pants and carrying a gray-and-orange CamelBak water system.

Anyone with information should call (415) 389-4100. Unfortunately, as of Wednesday, the search for Veronica has been suspended by police: Mount Tamalpais search called off. Her friends and family, however, are keeping the search alive this weekend: Help Find Veronica Ruiz. Searches will begin Saturday and Sunday at day break. For to get involved with the search, contact Maricris at 650-222-9578 or findveronicaruiz@yahoo.com. For more information, go here.