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Update: Missing SLO County woman found in Riverside County, sheriff says

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Update, 10:25 a.m.:

A missing Los Osos woman was found safe in Riverside County, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday.

Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was found in Perris after a citizen saw her in the city, the Sheriff’s Office said.

In an Instagram post, Puig’s mother said she is grateful to every person who shared Puig’s photo, watched for her car and called with tips.

“We are especially grateful to the kind and concerned man who made the call that helped us find her,” the post said.

Original story:

A San Luis Obispo County mother is asking the community to help find her 22 year-old daughter, who was last seen Sunday night.

Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande around 11 p.m. Sunday, according to a flyer posted by her mother to social media.

Puig is Hispanic, brunette and has light skin and brown eyes, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday.

She weighs 115 pounds and stands 5 feet 7 inches tall.

Puig was last seen wearing a maroon and navy hooded shirt with leggings, the flyer said, and was carrying a canvas Tommy Bahama backpack.

Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media.
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media. Instagram screenshot

She drives a light blue Honda Odyssey minivan with a sticker on the rear window. The vehicle’s California license plate number is 6KPB414.

Puig recently moved back to Los Osos from Colorado, the Sheriff’s Office said.

She may possibly be headed to the Santa Barbara or Santa Cruz area, according to the agency.

The Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information on her daughter’s whereabouts is asked to call 805-781-4550.

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Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media.
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media. San Luis Obispo COunty Sheriff's Office
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media.
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media. San Luis Obispo COunty Sheriff's Office
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media.
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. Her mother is asking the public for help on social media. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. She has a sticker of this symbol on the rear window of her blue Honda odyssey minivan.
Ysabel “Yzzy” Moriarty Puig was last seen in Arroyo Grande on Nov. 20. She has a sticker of this symbol on the rear window of her blue Honda odyssey minivan. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office

This story was originally published November 22, 2022 at 11:40 AM.

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