Texas officials searching for a 19-year-old who went missing on Christmas Eve have released grainy dashcam video they believe shows her walking on a road blocks from her home.
The short video shows a person whose clothes match those worn by Camila Mendoza Olmos when she was last seen leaving her house in northwest Bexar County just before 7 a.m. on Dec. 24.
"If this is indeed her, we've got what we believe to be a good direction of flight," Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters at a news conference Monday.
"We're sharing that information, that video, with you all in hopes that somebody may have collected similar video up to this point," Salazar added.
Olmos was last seen wearing a baby-blue and black hoodie, baby-blue pajama bottoms and white shoes, the sheriff's department said in a post on social media.
The sheriff's department previously said it was reviewing a video recorded by a neighbor's doorbell camera. In that clip, a person believed to be Olmos looks in her car for an unidentified item.
Salazar told reporters at the news conference that investigators have "indications of suicidal ideations from this young lady in the past," as well as "some depression issues."
But "what young person doesn't have bouts of depression at a certain point? We can't necessarily afford to just say: 'Oh, well, that must be what it is,'" Salazar said.
"We've got to consider all possibilities, from disappearing willfully, to the possibility of self-harm, to somebody may have taken her," Salazar added.
The FBI field office in San Antonio confirmed Monday it had been tapped by the sheriff's office to help with the investigation "by providing resources and expertise, including digital forensic analysis."
"We will continue working closely with (the sheriff's office) to determine whether a federal violation exists and to support their ongoing investigation," an FBI San Antonio spokesperson said in an email.
Officials believe Olmos left her house on foot. "The only items known to be on her person are her car key and possibly her driver’s license," the sheriff'’s office said in a post on Facebook.
Nancy Olmos, Camila's mother, told the sheriff's office that her daughter typically goes out for a morning walk. She grew worried when Camila did not come back after a normal period of time.
"She's not the kind of person" to leave home abruptly, Nancy Olmos told NBC News, adding that the family found Camila's turned-off cellphone in her room.
In an interview with NBC affiliate WOAI in San Antonio, Camila's father said he was "devastated" but trying to lean on his religious faith.
"It keeps me going," Alfonso Mendoza told the station. "I broke down a couple times. I still break when I got home, but I know it's the prayers are holding me down."
He said he is praying for his daughter's safe return.
"If she's out there listening," he added, "daddy loves her."
