Missing Woman, Daughter Sought Across Los Angeles County

EL MONTE, CA — A mother with bipolar disorder and her 11-year-old daughter were sought across San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County on Friday, according to officials. Amanda Kay Key, of Oklahoma, and her daughter Hayley Marie Viven were last sighted in the El Monte area when she came to Los Angeles county for a job interview, but the pair have not been heard from since Sept. 15, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Amanda's father, Steven Jindra, appealed to all to be on the lookout for the pair on Thursday night. He pleaded with Amanda for a phone call, and asked for the public's help in locating the missing mother and daughter.

"She hasn't contacted any family or friends in 11 days," Jindra told media outlets. "We know they like the beach, so if she still had some money left, she may have tried to get to the beach. We just need your help."

He told NBC4 Amanda was in California to seek employment and may have been trying to take a bus back to Oklahoma from El Monte station after her car broke down.

Jindra was at the El Monte station, 3510 Santa Anita Ave., on Friday handing out flyers of his daughter and granddaughter, NBC4 said.

Key is 40, white, 5-feet-7 inches tall, weighs about 160 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Haley is white, 4-feet-10 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds.

Anyone who has seen either Key or her daughter or has information regarding their whereabouts was urged to call the LAPD's Missing Persons Unit at (213) 996-1800. After-hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS or at lacrimestoppers.com.

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