continuing still to search for her in southern california. lauren was last seen in late june while staying at an airbnb outside of los angeles. cnn s natasha chen has this story. reporter: lauren cho, whom friends call l, had been staying at an airbnb desert resort about a two-hour drive from los angeles when she vanished in late june. a 30-year-old new jersey native cho was staying there with friends, including her ex-boyfriend. the san bernardino sheriff s department said the friends reported cho was, quote, upset and presumably walked away from the resort leaving behind her personal belongings. looked everywhere we can from 29 to barto. reporter: as the sheriff s department and volunteers scoured the area so did cho s friends. we have gone thousands of miles and tirelessly went to gas stations and pasted up flyers in the low desert and high desert. out to san diego because she said in the week before she disappeared she wanted to go to the beach.
reporter: ultimately laundrie is sent to a hotel and police deem the reaction a mental health crisis. do you have anxiety. please, please. jean casarez, thank you very much for that reporting. the gabby petito case has led to increased scrutiny on other missing persons case, including the case of lauren cho who went missing from the california desert. cnn s natasha chen is following developments for us. lauren cho, whom friends call elle had been staying at an airbnb desert resort when she vanished in late june. a 30-year-old new jersey native, cho was staying there with friends including her ex-boyfriend. the san bernardino sheriff s department said these friends reported cho was quote upset and presumably walked away from the resort leaving behind her personal belongings. we looked everywhere we can from 29 to bar stow. reporter: as the sheriff s
nadia romero, thank you for bringing us the latest. and in central florida, a search team searching for a missing teenager discovered a body and they do believe it s her. 19-year-old miya marcano went missing 18 days ago. they searched near the apartment complex where she livend and worked. a purse with identification was found near her body. the person of interest committed suicide a few days after her disappearance. a search is under way for a young new jersey woman who vanished in southern california several months ago. lauren cho s family and friends are hoping to shed more light on her case and are hoping to shed more light on what happened to her. cnn s natasha chen has more on the story. reporter: lauren cho had been staying at an airbnb desert resort near los angeles when she vanished in late june. a 30-year-old native, she was