Barbara Lea Barnett, 60, of Mariposa County, was last seen the afternoon of March 22, 2024, at a local shop in Mariposa. She is known to frequently travel by foot or hitchhike along Highway 49 between Triangle Road and the town of Mariposa; her last known sighting comes from video footage. Barnett is described as 5 feet 5 inches, about 200 pounds, with shoulder-length brown wavy hair, hazel eyes and wearing glasses. She lived in the Bootjack area of Mariposa County.

Local authorities have conducted searches and are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to her discovery. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and asking anyone with information to contact them. If anyone knew Barbara’s routines or saw her along the Highway 49 corridor on or after March 22, what did she look like and where might she have been headed?