California mother and baby daughter missing for 10 days after failing to make it home
Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarthy, were last seen around 5 p.m. on Tuesday last week while leaving Fresno, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.
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3 Whisper Owen, 36, and her baby daughter, Sandra McCarthy, were last seen around 5 p.m. last Tuesday.
Fresno County Sheriff's Office
The pair were reportedly driving home to Elk Grove, where family members were expecting them, but never made it, cops said.
Their silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer was last caught on a traffic camera in Atwater, 65 miles north of Fresno, around 8 p.m. that same day.
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The SUV had noticeable damage to the driver's side headlight, deputies said in an update issued Wednesday.
3 The SUV had noticeable damage to the driver's side headlight, deputies said in an update issued Wednesday.
Fresno County Sheriff's Office
An Endangered Missing Advisory has been issued by the California Highway Patrol as the search for the mother and daughter intensifies.
Anyone who spots them or the SUV is urged to call 911 immediately.
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