HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities searched around the Anne Kolb Nature Center to look for evidence to help in their search for a missing 21-year-old from Hollywood.
More than two dozen Hollywood Police officers, with the assistance of the Broward Sheriff’s Office, searched the park on Sheridan Street, just west of Hollywood Beach, Wednesday afternoon.
“We want to assure the family, we want to assure the citizens that we’re doing everything we possibly can to help find Noemi,” Hollywood Police spokesperson Christian Lata said. “We have helicopters, we have drones, we have K-9 units, we have bloodhounds. We’re doing everything humanly possible.”
They are looking for evidence Noemi Bolivar was in the area. She has been missing since last Thursday.
7SkyForce HD hovered over the large park where officers and deputies could be seen in yellow vests searching in a wooded area.
Last Thursday, the 21-year-old left her home in Hollywood at around 4 p.m. to take a bus to the nature center to go for a walk.
“She sent pictures to her friends from the park, so we know she made it safely there,” said her mother Marycell Bolivar.
Larry, who did not disclose his last name, said he believes he saw the 21-year-old at the nature center.
“I was here about 4:15, 4:30,” he said. “I don’t think she was crying or nothing.”
That was the last time anyone heard from her. Police said her phone pinged a few hours later at a nearby Hollywood Beach, but there was no sign of her there, either.
“When officers arrived there, it rendered negative results,” Lata said.
Her father has since been conducting his own search each day in hopes of finding the 21-year-old. Her friends canvassed the park and passed out fliers hoping someone will lead them to the missing 21-year-old.
“We know that you’re out there, and we want you to be safe, and we want to bring you home,” Leslie Miguel said.
Another group of her friends met at her church to continue the search.
“Heavenly Father knows that you’re out there,” Karem Ryker said. “If you can hear me, gather up all of your strength, sweetie, and stay strong. We’re coming for you. We fear that she may be in danger, and we want to make sure that we don’t lose any time. Faith was such an essential part of who Noemi was, and all her life essentially revolved around her religion.”
Noemi’s friends said they’re staying strong for her family.
“They have a lot of hope and they have faith that Heavenly Father knows where their child is and that He will find a way to help her and help us bring her home,” said Ryker.
Bolivar stands 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 126 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a striped white and black shirt and jean shorts.
Anyone with information on Bolivar’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Hollywood Police Department at 954-764-4357. Her family and her church are planning to offer a reward.
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