MISSING RIDDLE: Last words from woman who vanished are haunting family members
for more than a week allegedly told her stepdad she was headed to the gym – and hasn't been seen since, according to family members, who are pleading for the public's help finding her as some fear she may have harmed herself.
Sara Celeste Otero was last seen on Jan. 28 at around 8:40 a.m. at the 1200 block of Aldernay Court, in Oceanside, about 40 miles north of San Diego, according to local"We've got very little details," Otero’s step-brother, Ryan Bear, said Monday."And that's the entire reason that we're trying to ask the public for any and all information at this point, because we don't know anything.
Bear said he believed Otero planned to take some alone time at a local beach. But she failed to show up for her work shift that evening – something completely out of character, he said.Otero’s boyfriend was at work at his own job the morning she went missing, according to Bear, and is just as broken up as the rest of the family.US MARSHAL DISCUSSES FINDING MOTHER, DAUGHTER MISSING FOR OVER 5 YEARS
Chelsea said she’s only met the boyfriend over Zoom because of the coronavirus pandemic. The two had only been dating for a short time and had"been going through some stuff," she said, but she did not suspect foul play. "He’s pretty devastated," she said. Of Otero, Chelsea said,"She’s grappling with a lot, she shared that she was feeling depressed…it’s affected their relationship."In addition to grappling with depression, Otero had struggled with substance abuse in the past but has been clean for two years, according to her siblings.