Name: Sara Gail Ebersole
Age: 26 years old
Last seen: March 3, 2023
Location: Reddick, Florida
Status: Still Missing
Case Information
26-year-old Sara Ebersole was last seen in Reddick, Florida on March 3, 2023. She disappeared after leaving work and getting into a car with two unknown individuals.
Background
Sara Gail Ebersole was born on September 18, 1996 and is the youngest of seven siblings.
Ebersole grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and was primarily raised by her maternal uncle and aunt. As a teenager, she occasionally stayed with her older sister in Dunnellon.
In 2014, 18 year old Ebersole got married and moved to Dunnellon with her husband. The marriage was short lived, with the couple separating a year later.
At the time of her disappearance, Ebersole was living with a roommate on 19220 Northwest 60th Avenue in Reddick, Florida, and worked as an exotic dancer.
Ebersole has a daughter who lives primarily with her ex-boyfriend, the child’s father.
Disappearance
On March 2, 2023, Sara Ebersole got off work around 7:00 pm and sent a text message to her sister asking for a ride home, but her sister was unavailable at the time. At 7:50 pm she sent another text, telling her sister to say “hi” to her children.
Ebersole’s last text to her sister was sent at 10:11 pm, saying she “was getting into a random truck with some cowboys” and that she hoped “they took her on a ride.’”
Shortly after 10pm, Ebersole was seen on surveillance camera leaving the Circle K gas station on 17980 North Highway 441 in Reddick, Florida, and getting into a black pickup truck with two unknown males.
Sara Ebersole never returned home and hasn’t been heard from since.
Sara’s roommate attempted to file a missing person’s report on March 3, but was told by police that she needed to wait a week. Her family filed a missing person report with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office when they couldn’t contact her.
Investigation
Authorities were able to determine the identity of the two males in the black pickup truck Ebersole was last seen getting into. They were both interviewed, but no further information has been released.
Authorities later stated that Ebersole was last seen during the early morning hours on March 3, 2023, getting into a blue sedan, possibly a Hyundai. Citing the ongoing investigation, authorities will not say whether they have located the blue sedan or it’s owner.
According to her sister, one of the two men’s roommates claimed that Ebersole went to their residence that night and they were all hanging out until 3:00 or 5:00 am when she left on her own in a blue vehicle.
Whereabouts
The investigation into Sara Ebersole’s disappearance is currently ongoing and active. The circumstances of Sara’s disappearance remain unclear and her case is currently classified as missing. Her case remains unsolved.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White female born on September 18, 1996 with brown hair and blue eyes. Sara stands 5’2 tall and weighs 120 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Sara has a tattoo on her lower right hip of the fertility deity, Kokopelli.
Clothing and accessories:
Sara was last seen wearing a white tank top and black shirt.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Sara Ebersole, please contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at (352) 368-3508.
Resources & Further Information
Marion County Sheriff’s Office – Facebook
Sara Ebersole – Facebook
News & Media Links
Deputies are trying to find this woman who vanished almost a month ago – WFTV 03/2023
Marion County deputies search for missing woman last seen leaving gas station with 2 males – Click Orland 03/2023
Florida woman missing after getting into truck with men – WESH 04/2023
Florida police searching for missing woman Sara Ebersole who got into pickup truck at gas station – Independent 04/2023
Sister dedicated to finding answers in the March disappearance of Florida woman Sara Ebersole – NBC News 04/2023
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