‘Wonderful’ CA nurse and mother vanishes after going to casino, car found abandoned at mountain park: family
A Southern California mother and nurse vanished on her way to pick up her child from summer camp, and authorities are racing to find her.
Angelica Brophy, 44, was last seen on July 6 when she went to Harrah’s Resort Southern California casino and then drove to Palomar Mountain, where she frequently visited, according to KNSD. When Brophy didn't pick up her daughter as expected later that afternoon, her husband contacted the Oceanside Police Department to file a missing persons report.
Police tried reaching Brophy on her cell phone, but it was dead or switched off. Days later, investigators found her car sitting in a parking lot at Palomar State Park, with no sign of her.
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Family members of Brophy, who is a nurse at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Marcos, California, told the outlet that they're trying to stay positive.
"I don’t want to go to dark places," one of her brothers said. "We’re trying to encourage everybody to stay positive, stay strong."
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Her sister-in-law, Lisa Fabregas, said, "She is one of the most wonderful, thoughtful women that I know."
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"She’s a very good mom. She will do anything for her children," Fabregas said. "She is funny and kooky, and will sing at the top of her lungs and will not have one note in tune, but she does not care."
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A missing persons poster made by the family states that Brophy is 5'5" and was last seen wearing black leggings and a grey T-shirt.
So far, Oceanside Police Captain Nick Nunez told the outlet nothing points to foul play in Brophy's disappearance.
Nunez said detectives are reaching out to Harrah’s Casino to determine if she was with anyone or was being followed.
People with information about Brophy’s disappearance are asked to contact Oceanside Police at (760) 435-4900.
