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Family, Police Seek Help Locating San Jose Woman Reported Missing After Camping Trip

Jelena Pajic left for a week-long camping trip on August 14 and police say there is nothing to indicate she has been a victim of a crime

Police and family members are asking for the public’s help in locating a 30-year-old San Jose woman who was last seen a month ago after leaving for an unspecified camping trip.

According to officials, Jelena Pajic left for what was supposed to be a week-long camping trip without telling anyone where exactly she was headed to. Friends of Pajic say it was common for her to take solo trips without telling anyone the location. The only clue she gave was that she was going somewhere "pretty."

“There is nothing to indicate that she has been a victim of any type of crime at this point. It just appears that she went missing voluntarily,” said SJPD Officer, Gina Tepoorten. “We have not recited any information to think she was a victim of any type of crime at this point.”

Police still don’t have any leads even after checking her credit cards and cell phone records. Pajic drives a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 with the licence plate number 7GYH248, according to police.

Friends of Jelena Pajic took to social media on Thursday hoping to get the public to help in their search and have even started a GoFundMe campaign to help pay costs for a private investigator.

San Jose police request anyone that sees her to contact the department's missing person unit at (408) 277-4786 or (408) 277-8990.

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