Home camera shows Camila Mendoza Olmos outside before 7 a.m.; her car stayed in the driveway, officials say.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday expanded ground searches and canvassed homes after 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos disappeared early Dec. 24 from a northwest neighborhood. Video recorded minutes before sunrise shows her near a vehicle outside the house; investigators say she likely left on foot.
The case has gripped the community during a busy holiday week. Deputies requested doorbell footage and dashcam clips from neighbors who were out that morning, while relatives and friends built search grids around nearby greenbelts. Authorities called her a missing person and have not announced evidence of foul play. As of Saturday evening, there were no confirmed sightings beyond the home camera and no arrests linked to her disappearance.
According to the sheriff’s office, the last verified sighting came just before 7 a.m. Dec. 24 on the 11000 block of Caspian Spring in the Wildhorse area. Investigators said the video shows Mendoza Olmos outside, possibly looking through her car, and then leaving without the vehicle. Family members noticed she was gone later that morning and called deputies. Patrol units canvassed blocks around the cul-de-sac and checked drainage paths and utility easements that weave through the subdivision toward Leon Creek. Detectives also gathered additional neighborhood video to trace potential routes and to identify unfamiliar vehicles present at that hour.
By day four, volunteers gathered at the Wildhorse HOA Sports Park to coordinate sector searches. Organizers handed out maps, assigned teams and kept track of areas cleared. Friends described Mendoza Olmos as reliable and close to family; several said disappearing without notice was “not like her.” A sheriff’s spokesperson said investigators are building a time-stamped timeline from camera footage and phone-related information supplied by relatives. Officials asked businesses along Culebra Road and those operating early on Dec. 24 to flag any footage that shows a young woman walking alone or entering a vehicle.
Northwest Bexar County is dotted with greenways, flood-control channels and undeveloped lots that can complicate searches. Deputies said the holiday added another wrinkle: more visitors, more parked cars and more deliveries than usual, expanding the number of potential witnesses. The area borders retail strips and large subdivisions, so detectives are checking whether ride-hailing trips or buses passed nearby around 6:30–8 a.m. Investigators have not named a person of interest and declined to speculate on motive, saying only that the priority is verifying each tip and closing gaps in the timeline.
Procedurally, the case remains a missing-person investigation under the sheriff’s office, with detectives authorized to request records that may clarify movements and communications from late Dec. 23 into the morning of Dec. 24. Officials said any formal briefing schedule will depend on developments. If new evidence emerges, authorities plan to update the public with confirmed facts and any refined search areas. Until then, deputies continue field checks, canvasses and evidence reviews, including analysis of additional doorbell clips submitted over the weekend.
As dusk approached Saturday, relatives and neighbors paused to pray near the search base and to thank those who spent hours in cool, windy weather combing greenbelts and alleyways. “We’ll be here as long as it takes,” one friend said from a folding table stacked with flashlights and printed flyers. Several volunteers planned to resume Sunday with fresh sector maps while deputies kept patrols overnight and detectives continued to review video and interview neighbors.
As of Saturday night, investigators said the search will continue into Sunday with ground teams and neighborhood canvasses. The next notable update is expected if a credible tip narrows the timeline or identifies a new search sector.
Author note: Last updated December 28, 2025.