The Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing Walnut Creek woman whose 2006 black Honda Accord was found abandoned and vandalized in Twentynine Palms.
Erika Lloyd, 37, talked to her parents on the East Coast in the morning of Monday, June 15. According to Lloyd’s sister-in-law Jenna Lloyd, Erika was very stressed about the coronavirus and the quarantine and was going to go camping for a few days to “unplug,” despite the fact that she is not an experienced camper.
Park rangers found Erika’s car vandalized Monday at Indian Cove campground in Joshua Tree National Park. Lloyd said the windows and windshields had been broken, and the dashboard inside had been beaten. Rangers left a note on the car noting the damage; when they checked back Monday night, the car was gone.
On Tuesday, a CHP officer found the beat-up car on Shelton Road, east of Twentynine Palms, facing the highway, and had it towed.
Erika’s parents reported her missing Wednesday and CHP notified them her car had been found in the desert.
A search for Erika Lloyd has not found any trace of her. She is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 7, with brown hair and blue eyes. The Sheriff’s Department has taken over the investigation; if you have any information, call Detective Alan Penington at 760-366-4175.
