LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – California law enforcement is asking for help finding a missing person last known to be around Death Valley National Park.
Kelsey Pittman, 33, is a white woman with blonde strawberry hair and hazel eyes. Police describe her as 5′05″ tall and around 130 pounds.
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office spoke with her mother, who says she last spoke to Pittman in November 2024 when she had a law enforcement contact in Utah.
In early February, deputies and the park service found a vehicle in a remote area near Death Valley called Slab City, just off Highway 190. It’s private property. The sheriff’s office says it’s private property used commonly by campers during the winter months.
The vehicle is a white 2009 Chevrolet HHR with North Carolina license plates. It’s registered to Pittman. She nor anyone else was found in or around the car.
For the next couple of months, deputies checked on the vehicle and ran the license plate several times to see if Pittman had been reported missing, but searches came back negative.
An extensive search started for Pittman that included search and rescue, drones, certified trackers, and dogs. Each search was unsuccessful.
If you have any information regarding Kelsey Pittman, the Inyo Sheriff’s Office says to contact investigator Howard at (760) 937-3234.
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