BEAUMONT, Texas — A worried family is desperate for help as they search day and night for a 56-year-old Beaumont woman who has not been seen since early December.
Laura Gutierrez’s family has not seen or heard from her since December 9, 2022. Her daughter, Julia Salazar, took to Facebook stating Gutierrez left her wallet and keys at a friend’s house on Avenue B in Beaumont.
Gutierrez did not show up at her sister’s house during the freeze, and the family said they did not hear from her on Christmas.
“I fear something bad has happened to her because my mother missed Christmas with me, her other two daughters, and four of her grandkids, and that is very unusual,” Salazar said.
Gutierrez’s family describes her as a loving mother and community cook. They said she has never gone this long without contacting them.
“Despite her being homeless, she has never missed Christmas with us," Salazar said. "She has never gone three weeks without contacting us."
Family members described Gutierrez as the matriarch of her family, and they are pleading for her safe return home. Gutierrez’s family is urgently asking Southeast Texans for help in finding their loved one.
There will be search party Saturday December 31, 2022 at Mercardo de Familia at 10:30 a.m. Mercado is located on 1650 College Street in Beaumont.
Gutierrez has blonde hair. She is described as a 5-foot-2-inch woman who weighs about 115 pounds. She was last seen at the intersection of Avenue C and Wall Street wearing faded pink flip flops.
Anyone with information that could lead to the location Laura Gutierrez is asked to call the Beaumont Police Department at 409-832-1234 or CrimeStoppers.
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