A Sylmar Woman With Health Needs Vanished Monday Afternoon
A 31-year-old Sylmar woman described as at-risk has been missing since Monday, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are asking the public for help finding her.
Tasha Monique Efters, 31, was last seen Monday afternoon near Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar. Deputies describe her as at-risk due to mental health and other medical conditions.
A 31-year-old Sylmar woman described as at-risk has been missing since Monday, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are asking the public for help finding her.
Tasha Monique Efters was last seen at approximately 2:32 p.m. Monday near the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, according to the Sheriff's Information Bureau, as reported by MyNewsLA.
Efters is described as a 5-foot-5-inch-tall Black woman weighing 137 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a hospital gown with a multi-colored sweater.
An at-risk 31-year-old woman diagnosed with an unspecified mental health disorder and other health conditions that need treatment was reported missing after last being seen Monday in Sylmar.
The details of her medical conditions were not specified in the Sheriff's report. The fact that she was last seen in a hospital gown suggests she may have recently been discharged or left the medical facility.
The Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is the only public hospital serving the San Fernando Valley and operates as a safety-net facility for residents across the region. Sylmar, Pacoima, and surrounding communities rely on it for emergency care, mental health services, and primary care.
A person leaving that facility without a place to go and without access to needed treatment is in a vulnerable position.
Anyone with information about Efters's whereabouts is urged to contact the following numbers:
Deputies have not released an update on whether Efters has been located as of Tuesday evening.
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