NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Police are investigating the disappearance of a 22-year-old Long Island woman who went missing while on a cross-country road trip last month.
Gabrielle Petito, who grew up in Blue Point and was recently living in Florida, was reported missing to the Suffolk County Police Department by her family around 6:55 p.m. Saturday.
According to police, Petito had been traveling in a white 2012 Ford Transit van with Florida license plate QFTG03 with her boyfriend when she stopped communicating with friends and family.
The van has been recovered.
She is believed to have been in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park when she last had contact with her family in late August.
Her mother tells Newsday that she FaceTimed with her daughter on either Aug. 23 or Aug. 24 and received text messages from Petito's phone through Aug. 30, but said she wasn't sure if those communications came from her daughter.
According to reports, she last posted to her Instagram profile on Aug. 25 and the couple had posted a video documenting their van travels to YouTube on Aug. 19.
Many have been commenting "Where is she?" on an Instagram account that reportedly belongs to her boyfriend.
Petito is approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 110 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, and several tattoos, including one on her finger and one on her forearm that reads "let it be." She also has a belly button piercing.
No suspects have been identified in the case.
Her family has launched a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the search.
"Our focus is on finding Gabby to bring her home," a message on the fundraiser reads. "While we are working with the FBI, multiple law enforcement agencies, and outside resources to pursue any and all leads the family will need funds and resources to travel and pay for expenses related to an investigation and search on the other side of the country, any help is appreciated."
A Facebook page called "Find Gabby" has also been created providing information on the search.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on Petito's disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls can remain anonymous.
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