Johnna Henson of St. Cloud is heading to North Carolina this morning to help find her 23-year-old daughter, who was reported missing Monday when she failed to report to work at Fort Bragg Army base.
Kelli Marie Bordeaux of St. Cloud, a private first class in theU.S. Army, went to the Froggy Bottoms bar Friday night in Fayetteville and had arranged for friends to take her home. She left about 1:20 a.m. and hasn't been seen since, Fayetteville police said.
Police spokesman Gavin McRoberts said investigators think Bordeaux may be in danger. Officers are searching the area around the bar and along Interstate 295 where her cell phone last pinged off a tower, said Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine.
"She's not the type of soldier that would go AWOL," he said, after interviewing Fort Bragg officials.
Henson said her daughter took her military duties seriously so when she didn't appear on Monday, her commanding officer knew immediately something was wrong.
"That was a giant red flag," Henson said. "The lieutenant knew right away."
Bordeaux's sister Olivia Cox held a news conference Tuesday night, imploring for help from anyone who may have seen her sister or has information regarding her whereabouts.
"Being a soldier for Kelli isn't something she would jeopardize," Cox said, adding missing work was out of character for her sister.
Bordeaux is assigned to the 601st Area Support Medical Company, 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade, as a health service specialist, according to Fort Bragg spokeswoman Jacqueline Thomas.
Bordeaux, who grew up in Osceola County, joined the military in April 2011 to further her educational opportunities and become a combat medic, her mother said.
Boredeaux's two-year marriage to husband Mike was tested when she left for training for several months but Henson described them as best friends.
Mike Bourdeaux joined his wife in Fayetteville in early December to start a home off base, she said.
He was in Florida visiting his father when Bordeaux went missing, Henson said, and traveled back to North Carolina when he received the news.
"He is in a total panic," she said. "He wants to be there when she comes home. He's totally losing it."
As she headed out of state, Henson said a number of questions are troubling her but she is trying to stay focused.
"She's not the type of soldier that would go AWOL," he said, after interviewing Fort Bragg officials.
Henson said her daughter took her military duties seriously so when she didn't appear on Monday, her commanding officer knew immediately something was wrong.
"That was a giant red flag," Henson said. "The lieutenant knew right away."
Bordeaux's sister Olivia Cox held a news conference Tuesday night, imploring for help from anyone who may have seen her sister or has information regarding her whereabouts.
"Being a soldier for Kelli isn't something she would jeopardize," Cox said, adding missing work was out of character for her sister.
Bordeaux is assigned to the 601st Area Support Medical Company, 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade, as a health service specialist, according to Fort Bragg spokeswoman Jacqueline Thomas.
Bordeaux, who grew up in Osceola County, joined the military in April 2011 to further her educational opportunities and become a combat medic, her mother said.
Boredeaux's two-year marriage to husband Mike was tested when she left for training for several months but Henson described them as best friends.
Mike Bourdeaux joined his wife in Fayetteville in early December to start a home off base, she said.
He was in Florida visiting his father when Bordeaux went missing, Henson said, and traveled back to North Carolina when he received the news.
"He is in a total panic," she said. "He wants to be there when she comes home. He's totally losing it."
As she headed out of state, Henson said a number of questions are troubling her but she is trying to stay focused.
"I want her home safe and sound and soon," Henson said Wednesday from her St. Cloud home. "We are all just falling apart."
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ReplyDeletePfc. Kelli Bordeaux's remains were found Wednesday morning in a deeply wooded area off River Road near the Interstate 295 corridor – approximately 4 miles from the bar where she was last seen alive in the early morning of April 14, 2012
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