Car Found On Route 35 Bridge Belongs To Missing Neptune City Woman: Report

Belmar - A 19-year-old Neptune City woman who disappeared late Friday night was driving the 1994 Oldsmobile that was found parked on the Route 35 bridge very early on Saturday morning, according to nj.com.

Sarah Stern hasn't been seen since.

Her father Michael Stern is hoping that someone driving on the bridge around midnight and the time the empty car was found at 2:45 a.m. Saturday may have seen something that can help police.

"On a Friday night around midnight, there's a lot of activity on that bridge," he said. Stern was in Florida at the time of the car's discovery.

Local and county authorities, the New Jersey State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard conducted an air and water search on Saturday. The search was called off around 3 p.m. on Saturday and has not resumed, Mayor Matthew Doherty has said.

Doherty said the police investigation is ongoing.

She lives in Neptune City with her father and grandmother, who have been residents of the Jersey Shore borough for more than 60 years, the report states.

Family and friends have been posting Sarah's disappearance on Facebook, her father said.

"Sarah had a lot of people she knew," Stern said. "Time is of the essence."

Anyone with information should call the Belmar Police Department at 732-681-1700.

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