St. Louis ballerina reported missing after her abandoned car is found

Police are desperately searching for a missing 23-year-old ballerina whose car was found abandoned on a boat ramp in a Missouri state park.

Raffaella Maria Stroik was reported missing on Tuesday after authorities spotted her vehicle in the Mark Twain State Park, about 120 miles north-west of St. Louis, a day earlier. 

A park ranger had initially found the young woman’s black VW parked on the boat ramp on Monday, but no action was taken because there wasn’t a missing person’s report for Stroik in the system.

Raffaella Maria Stroik, 23, was reported missing on Tuesday after authorities spotted her vehicle in the Mark Twain State Park, about 120 miles north-west of St. Louis, a day earlier

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper found that Stroik’s car was still there the following morning.

Her personal belongings, including her cell phone, were found inside the locked car.  

Sergeant Eric Brown told Fox2 that Stroik’s keys were also found in the vehicle. 

‘Her keys were found laying outside the vehicle,’ he said. ‘They appeared to have been intentionally placed in a certain spot on the vehicle.’

Authorities then contacted her family and a missing person’s report was filed. 

Officials have been searching the wooded area within the state park for any sign of Stroik. 

Stroik, who is originally from South Bend, Indiana, is a professional ballerina with the Saint Louis Ballet

Stroik, who is originally from South Bend, Indiana, is a professional ballerina with the Saint Louis Ballet

Stroik’s personal belongings, including her cell phone and keys, were found inside the locked car. Police have been searching the wooded area within the state park for any sign of Stroik

A park ranger had initially found the young woman's black VW parked on the boat ramp on Monday. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper found that Stroik's car was still there the following morning and her cellphone and keys were locked inside

A park ranger had initially found the young woman’s black VW parked on the boat ramp on Monday. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper found that Stroik’s car was still there the following morning and her cellphone and keys were locked inside

Crews are also conducted a search of the lake. 

Stroik, who is originally from South Bend, Indiana, is a professional ballerina with the Saint Louis Ballet. She joined the company last year after training with the American Contemporary Ballet and Indiana University Ballet Theater.

The 23-year-old was last seen alone on Monday morning at a Whole Foods in Town and Country – about two hours from where her car was later found.

Surveillance captured her wearing an olive-green jacket, long pink scarf, navy pants and white sneakers. 

She is described as 5’7″ tall and weighing about 115 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about Stroik should call 911 or the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 660 385 2132. 

The 23-year-old was last seen alone on Monday morning at a Whole Foods in Town and Country - about two hours from where her car was later found at the Mark Twain State Park

The 23-year-old was last seen alone on Monday morning at a Whole Foods in Town and Country – about two hours from where her car was later found at the Mark Twain State Park

Surveillance video captured her wearing an olive-green jacket, long pink scarf, navy pants and white sneakers at the Whole Foods in Town and Country

Surveillance video captured her wearing an olive-green jacket, long pink scarf, navy pants and white sneakers at the Whole Foods in Town and Country

 

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