Erika Lloyd, disappears after leaving for pandemic road trip
A California mother destined for a trip to Joshua Tree
National Park amid the coronavirus pandemic in June vanished two days into her
travels — and has been missing ever since.
Erika Lloyd, 37, mother of a 12-year-old son, set out from
Walnut Creek for the roughly 500-mile road trip on June 14, but two days later
her family told news station KESQ they lost contact with her.
“Being [on] lockdown for almost three months, not being able
to work and she was trying to home school her son, it was starting to get to
her — the pressure and not having any income,” Erika’s mom, Ruth Lloyd told the
outlet last Friday.
The same day Erika’s family lost touch with her, authorities
found her abandoned 2006 black Honda Accord near the park on California’s State
Route 62 in Twentynine Palms, according to California Highway Patrol.
The car’s dashboard was damaged and several windows broken,
the San Bernardino County Sentinel reported, leading family members to believe
Erika may have gotten into an accident.
“We don’t know if she had some memory loss when she got hit
by the airbag,” Ruth told KESQ.
“Maybe she doesn’t know who she is, we don’t know. We aren’t
sure about her mental state.”
Erika’s family said they hired a local cave and mine expert
to help with the search.
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