Orange County

Deputies searching for missing woman after car found at Wekiwa Springs

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies are searching for a missing Osceola County woman last seen five days ago after her car was found Tuesday at Wekiwa Springs State Park.

Osceola County deputies said Paola Marie Miranda-Rosa, 31, was last seen by her family at 3330 S. Semoran Blvd. in Orlando on Dec. 17. She was wearing blue jean shorts and a green or white T-shirt.

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Orange County deputies said they found her black 2011 Chevrolet HHR at Wekiwa Springs State Park around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Deputies said they did a preliminary search of the buildings in the area, but didn’t locate Miranda-Rosa.

Osceola County deputies said it appears Miranda-Rosa arrived in the area of the park on Dec. 18 and could be disoriented, according to her relatives and other sources.

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Deputies resumed their search in the area Wednesday morning.

Deputies said Miranda-Rosa has schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder and has made threats to harm herself in the past, but not recently.

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If you have any information about her location, please call the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.