BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — David Rose had tried calling his daughter, Dana, while she was at work.
He then texted her.
“ Mom is missing . Call me back.”
Dana didn’t know what that meant. It was unlike Wendy Rose to leave without anyone knowing where she was. On Sept. 20, Rose had traveled from their home in Marysville, Ohio to Alabama for some hiking. Having briefly lived in the Birmingham area for several years beforehand, she was very fond of exploring the woods in the area, often traveling to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee for quick day trips. According to police, Wendy had reportedly made her way to Cheaha State Park on Sept. 24.
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By Oct. 5, five days after Dana received her father’s text, Wendy’s car had been found abandoned at the Pinhoti Trail Head of the park.
Dana and her family have been left with a lot of questions as her father works with police and volunteers in Alabama to find Wendy, scouring miles of forest looking for her.