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A California family is desperate for answers after a mother-of-four and her 8-month-old daughter went missing on their way to buy baby formula.
Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter Sandra McCarty disappeared while driving back home following a doctor’s appointment in Fresno on July 15, with still no explanation available as police investigate the case.
“The not knowing, it’s brought me to a point where I’m — it’s a cross between anger and numb,” distressed grandmother Vickie Torres told local KCRA. “I’m terrified. I’m just terrified.”
The mother and child were last spotted just northwest of Fresno, in Atwater, where a traffic camera pinged Owen’s silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer at around 8 p.m., according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
Torres said that her daughter had briefly postponed the long ride home to stock up on baby formula in Atwater, which was located about halfway between Fresno and her home in Elk Grove.
“The only thing she had to do was stop and get a can of formula because she was on her last bottle,” Torres said.
Owen’s partner reported her and the baby missing when they failed to come home that night, with the rest of the family learning about the disappearance a few days later, the Owens told the local outlet.
“We just want to find them before it’s too late,” Sandra’s older sister, Andrea McCarty, said.
“Her car is no longer popping up on any traffic cams. Her phone’s been off,” she said. “Your mind goes through all the terrible possibilities.”
The family said they do not believe Owen would run away with the baby, saying the family enjoys a good home life and that she would never leave behind her three other children.
McCarty said her family has driven to Atwater to try and find clues as they call on police to do whatever they can to find the missing mother and child.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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