A MOTHER of two has mysteriously vanished following a house fire, sparking an urgent hunt.
Britney Gard, 46, suddenly disappeared, prompting her family to wonder if she has been taken.
She was last seen just before 9:25pm on September 30 – one day before smoke was seen coming from her Putnam County, Indiana, home.
No one was found inside the home, heightening the mystery.
But, the home was damaged in the fire, per cops.
Gard has had no contact with her family or friends since the blaze.
Family members grew concerned when Gard failed to show up for her daughter’s volleyball game.
“She was supposed to be at her daughter’s volleyball game. Wasn’t there,” Stephanie Bowen, Gard’s sister, told the ABC affiliate WRTV-TV.
“And then there’s a fire. Her car is at home, her purse is at home.
“It makes no sense.”
The cause of the fire remains unknown, but investigators believe it is suspicious.
“I feel like there’s something here bigger that we don’t know and someone knows something,” Bowen said.
Bowen said she was “at a loss” regarding the disappearance.
What we know about the disappearance of Britney Gard
MISSING mother Britney Gard vanished without a trace following a house fire. Here’s what we know so far
- Gard was last seen on September 30
- Smoke was seen coming from her home on October 1
- The blaze was put out by local crews
- No one was found inside the property
- Gard remains missing
Source: Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
She described her sibling as someone that could always be relied on.
“She’s a very giving person. Loving person,” she told the NBC affiliate WTWO-TV.
Cops used drones as part of their search for Gard and have turned to other technologies.
Police searched a nearby pond, but didn’t find the missing mother.
“We continue to investigate this case around the clock and are involved with her family to find Britney,” Sheriff Jerrod E. Baugh said.
“Since this is an active investigation and we continue to gather information hourly, we will not be discussing any further particular evidence or information until we can complete this endeavor and find Britney Gard.”
The update was shared on October 3. No further updates have been released.
Gard last posted on social media hours before her disappearance.
She shared content taken at a rodeo event, and a video filmed at her daughter’s volleyball match.
“Didn’t win but good game Bailey!” she captioned the sports clip.
Cops believe the fire at her home was suspicious[/caption]
