California Park searched in after 2nd missing teen
The Police said they are draining a pond in a park north of San Diego in their efforts to find a girl who vanished about a year ago in the same region where 17-year-old Chelsea King disappeared last week.
Escondido police Lt. Craig Carter says investigators on Friday located a bag near the pond that three children reported finding in May, three months after 14-year-old Amber Dubois vanished while walking to school. The children told their parents the bag contained what looked like human hair, but the parents didn't think that was significant at the time.
King's disappearance and the discovery of a body in a grave in another park near Escondido drew a huge public outcry and renewed interest in Amber's case.
Authorities said there is a strong likelihood the body found by Lake Hodges is that of King, but an official identification won't be made immediately.
Convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III has pleaded not guilty to murdering King during a rape or attempted rape. He also was charged with assaulting a woman in December with intent to rape.
King, a student at Poway High School, was last seen alive Feb. 25. Her car was found at Rancho Bernardo Community Park.
