‘Someone knows something’: Search renews for woman who disappeared from California Airbnb

“Someone knows something. Maybe someone has seen something, and these pictures will jog their memory,” Cho’s sister wrote on the Find Lauren Cho Facebook page.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez told Inside Edition that Cho was staying at the rental with a group of friends and reportedly became “upset” over an unspecified issue. She then allegedly walked away from the rental without taking food, water or her phone and hasn’t been heard from since. Cho was reported missing by her ex-boyfriend about three hours after she walked off. The ex-boyfriend indicated Cho may have been in “mental distress,” according to police.

A friend told CNN the New Jersey woman was looking for a “fresh start” and took the opportunity to do some traveling as the pandemic eased.

A search warrant was executed on the Benmar Trail residence on July 31 and repeated aerial searches in the “remote mountain terrain near the scene,” yielded no clues, the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Office said in a recent update on the case. Foul play is not suspected.

Cho is 5-foot-3, 110 pounds and has black hair. She was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and jeans and has multiple distinctive tattoos, including one of a mushroom, No-Face from the movie “Spirited Away” and a lamb.

The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Office and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division are leading the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Edward Hernandez or Sergeant Justin Giles at 909-387-3589.

“Just a gentle reminder that El is an actual person who is fiercely loved by many, and we see the posts, comments, and speculations made about her situation, her family, her friends, her mental health… One day, El’s bound to come across all of this because nothing on the internet truly goes away,” Cho’s sister wrote on Facebook. “So continue to be respectful, good people. Continue to remember her name and that she hasn’t been found yet and we need her home.”