A newly released video, in addition to two photos taken by hikers, showed a Florida woman missing since last month swimming alone in a river in the central part of the state the day she disappeared.
The 31-year-old missing woman, Paola Marie Miranda-Rosa, was last seen on December 17 at home in Orlando. In a news release, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office positively identified Miranda-Rosa as the woman seen swimming in the Wekiva River in the video on Dec. 18.
The sheriff’s office is currently searching the four-and-a-half miles of the river around where Miranda-Rosa was seen in the video.
“The Sheriff has acquired a Zistos Portable Underwater Video Camera System to help search the area of the river where Paola was last seen. This equipment is a high-intensity camera system with lights,” the department said on Facebook. “It has the capability to see into hard-to-reach areas that cannot be explored by standard scuba equipment.”
Authorities found her car on Dec. 21 at Wekiwa Springs State Park with no additional sign of her. The sheriff’s office hasn’t suspected foul play.
On Dec. 17, Miranda-Rosa dinned together with her family before heading for the state park the following day, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
“After that Paola has just vanished,” her sister Andrea Miranda said, according to the newspaper. “The park has been completely searched. She’s not there. At this point, we’re searching everywhere for her.”
Miranda-Rosa’s mother told Telemundo 31 in Orlando that her daughter has experienced mental health issues in the past, which could have contributed to her disappearance. However, it wasn’t clear if that was a factor in her disappearance.
Anyone with information on Paola Marie Miranda-Rosa’s whereabouts should please contact the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222.
