Parents Of Missing Ex-Pleasanton Resident Plead For Help

PLEASANTON, CA — The parents of a missing 19-year-old Bay Area woman who previously lived in Pleasanton have asked anyone with information about their daughter to come forward.

Sydney "Syd" West was until recently a University of California, Berkeley student and lived with friends in San Francisco, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina — the area where West previously lived with her family. She has not been seen or heard from since the early morning hours before dawn Sept. 29, when she was spotted near the Golden Gate Bridge at Crissy Field in San Francisco.

"We love Sydney, we miss Sydney, and we want more than anything to have her found safe and brought back to our home," her father said in a recent video posted to the Orange County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

West is 5'10" and 130 pounds, and was last seen in long, dark leggings, a teal sweatshirt and a bun atop her head. She has blue eyes and light brown hair.

She is kind, caring and has a way with younger children, including her 10-year-old sister who misses West desperately, her mother said. She's a bright young woman with a knack for music and athletics, her father said.

"This is every parent's nightmare and all we want is our daughter Sydney to be found safe and brought home to our family," he said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact investigators at the San Francisco Police Department's 24-hour tipline at 415-575-4444.