On Could 17, round 10:30 within the morning, 18-year-old Madison Bell left her Ross County residence in central Ohio to go to a tanning appointment within the neighboring Highland County, in line with the Wilmington Information Journal. She by no means confirmed up for the appointment. Hours later, Bell had not returned residence, prompting her household to file a lacking individuals report.
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Bell’s Cellphone & Automotive Had been Discovered At A Close by Church
When Bell didn’t return residence, authorities tracked her telephone to the parking zone of Good Shepherd Church, the place her automobile was discovered unlocked with the keys within the ignition.
“She yelled, ‘I’m going to go tan. I’ll be proper again.’ and I used to be like, ‘Okay, watch out,’” recollects Bell’s mother, Melissa Montavon. “She left and I haven’t heard from her since.”
Montavon has since been energetic on Fb, urging anybody with info to get in contact with regulation enforcement. In a Fb publish, she wrote, “I can not give an outline of what she was carrying. I used to be cleansing when she modified garments and left, and yelled mother, I’m going to tan and I’ll be proper again.”
“She would NEVER be even a couple of minutes late from wherever she was going with out calling or texting me,” insists Montavon in her publish. “A pair individuals noticed a tall white male approx late 20’s to early 30’s who was within the church parking zone earlier than 10am with a white automobile… he had a polo shirt and the automobile had California license plates in line with witnesses.”
Bell is described as 5’6″ or 5’7″ and weighs between 120 and 125 kilos. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and she or he is reported to have a cross tattoo on her neck and a tattoo of a ghost on her aspect. The Wilmington Information Journal reported that Bell was carrying a t-shirt and black leggings and/or Star Wars pants with brown sandals and a black North Face jacket. Authorities positioned a white automobile with California tags within the church parking zone and are pursuing leads that match the automobile’s description.
Search Efforts Are Underway in Greenfield
The Highland County and Ross County Sheriff’s Workplaces and the Greenfield Police Division have been actively investigating Bell’s disappearance. Authorities had been tipped off a couple of white automobile, however additional investigation discovered that it was not the automobile in query.
“When a dad or mum’s baby goes lacking on this case it turns into a priority for everyone in the neighborhood,” mentioned Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera in an interview with Fox19. “We’re a small neighborhood and the neighborhood is coming collectively robust and everyone is actively on the lookout for Madison at the moment. We hope that we hear from her quickly and discover out that she’s okay.”
On Sunday night, the neighborhood organized a search celebration. The Scioto Valley Guardian printed a video to Fb of Bell’s mom pleading for her daughter to return safely. The Ohio Lawyer Normal has categorised Bell as “misplaced, injured, or lacking.”
“Whoever has her, convey her residence to her household,” Montavon says. “This isn’t proper. You don’t take her and never convey her residence. She must be again residence the place she’s secure. She must be right here to complete her commencement week together with her senior pals, so please return her.”
Bell is a senior at Edward Lee McClain Excessive College. Her commencement is scheduled for Could 22. These with info are requested to name the Highland County Sheriff’s workplace at (937) 393-1421 or the Ross County Sheriff’s Workplace at (740) 773-1185.