YCSO deputies seek missing woman

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for any information regarding the whereabouts of a woman who has been missing since Thursday afternoon.

According to the sheriff’s office, at approximately 12:24 p.m. on Friday, deputies received a report of a missing person from the 3200 block of W. Phoenix Avenue.

Upon arrival to the location, deputies met with the reporting party who stated the missing person, identified as 53-year-old Belem Mata, of Yuma, had left her residence at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday to visit family in Mexico.

However, family members in Mexico said she never made it to her destination.

Mata was last seen leaving her residence in a 2017 gray Dodge Ram pickup truck with the Arizona license plate BZF9919.

She is described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, approximately 210 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.

Continuous efforts to locate Mata by the sheriff’s office have been unsuccessful.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Mrs. Mata is asked to contact the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office at 928-783-4427 or 78-Crime to remain anonymous. You can also visit the sheriff’s office website at www. yumacountysheriff.org to submit an anonymous tip.