Lauren Cho has been missing since 28 June. She disappeared near Joshua Tree National Park in California.
The 30 years old Lauren El Cho was living on a converted bus in Morongo Valley with her friend and ex-boyfriend, Cody Orell, before her disappearance.
Her family has run a page called “Missing Person: Lauren ‘El’ Cho” to raise awareness as they have waited for updates from authorities since early July.
Her sibling posted in her Facebook account “Where is my sister?!” in August.
Reddit: Is Lauren Cho Missing?
The cases of the missing person have increased nationwide, and Lauren Cho is one of them. Her family and friends are requesting people to help them to find Lauren.
Lauren Cho was traveling with friends and her ex-boyfriend in Joshua Tree National Park in California.
She went missing on June 28 around 5 p.m. when she left her Airbnb on a remote, mountainous trail in Yucca Valley.
At the time, Lauren was on foot and wearing a yellow T-shirt with denim shorts and headed in the desert with no food, water, or phone.
On the Find Lauren Cho Facebook page, her family and loved ones portrayed her as a talented musician and an incredible baker.
She is a hilarious and loyal friend, a strangely intuitive gift giver, and probably the coolest sister one could hope for.
She has a number of tattoos on her body, Mushroom on her lower leg/ankle, Lamb on the shoulder, No Face on the inner arm, above the elbow, Ten Commandments in the thigh, and Medusa in the thigh too.
Lauren Cho’s Boyfriend Involvement in the Case
Lauren Cho’s ex-boyfriend Cody Orell was the last person to see her. He told police they were together until he went inside the bus they used to travel across the country for a brief moment.
When he came outside, she had already left. He had been inside the bus for only about 10 mins, but she was gone without saying anything, according to his statement.
Cody Orell then called the police at 5:13 pm on Monday to report Lauren was missing.
He later told the Hi-Desert Star that he suspects she may have gotten into a vehicle with someone she had previously been in contact with.
He said she was going out to meet someone on Sunday but was not saying who. Now he regrets that he didn’t pry into it then.
California Update on Lauren Cho’s Missing Case
Police conducted an aerial search almost a month later, on July 24, and on July 31 they searched the property where Lauren Cho had been staying.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told NBC Asian America that the search has never stopped.
The local police have exhausted their investigation, so now Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division has gotten involved.
Further details will be updated soon, so stay tuned for more info.