Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:

At about 3:00 in the afternoon on July 3rd , Lila Temple reported that her 71 year old mother, Ellen Cameron Temple (DOB 03/20/1946), was missing. Ellen is a white female, 5’4” tall, 135 pounds, blue eyes, and long straight brown hair. Ellen is a transient by choice in the Garberville area. Ellen hasn’t been heard from since 06/30/2017. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies have conducted an extensive search for Ellen in the Garberville area with no success in locating her.

If anyone has seen Ellen and/or knows of her whereabouts, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or (707) 923-2762, so we can contact her family members.