Feather Alert issued for missing Indigenous Campo woman

CAMPO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday issued a Feather Alert for a missing Indigenous woman from the Campo Indian Reservation.

A Feather Alert is a resource for law enforcement agencies to notify the public when an indigenous person or woman goes missing, the sheriff's department said in a news release.

Paula Connolly, 28, was reported missing to the sheriff's department on Monday just after 11:00 p.m., according to authorities. Her vehicle and personal belongings were found at a hotel in Jacumba, but there was no sign of Connolly.

After receiving information about Connolly being seen at a Shell gas station in Jacumba, deputies reviewed the surveillance video that shows her walking from the gas station to the park next to the Park and Ride around 10:30 p.m.

Authorities describe Connolly as standing 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighing around 180 pounds. Connolly, who has dark brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen wearing a black and pink dress with a flower print. She also has a large tattoo of a large flower covering a woman's face on her right shoulder.

Anyone with information about Connolly's whereabouts should call 911 or contact the sheriff's department at 858-565-5200.