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Virginia State Police continue search for missing Woodbridge woman

Posted at 8:24 PM, Apr 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-18 20:34:51-04

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – State police are continuing their search for a missing Woodbridge woman whose vehicle was found Saturday evening in Madison County.

Nicole K. Mittendorff, 31, was reported missing Friday. Her abandoned 2009 Mini Cooper was found by a U.S. Park Ranger shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in the Shenandoah National Park.

Approximately 100 federal, state and volunteer search and rescue teams have spent Monday searching for Nicole in the Shenandoah National Forest. The search efforts have focused on land surrounding the Whiteoak Canyon Trail in Madison County.

State troopers and U.S. Park Police searched for Mittendorff through the night by ground and air and search efforts are still underway.

According to state police, the search efforts will conclude Monday at sundown and start again early Tuesday morning.

Mittendorff is described as a white female with blond hair and green eyes. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 125 pounds.

Nicole’s family has been posting updates on a Facebook page called “Find Nicole.”

Anyone with information concerning her whereabouts is asked to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026.