Mother of 2 Vanishes during Salon Visit — Heartbroken Husband Shares Worrying Pre-disappearance Details

A family from Tampa, Florida is asking the public to help them find a missing family member. Vikas Awasthi, the husband of the missing woman Anu, last saw her on Thursday when he dropped her off at a Walmart store for a hair appointment. The community has come together to help find Anu.

Vikas Awasthi, the husband of Anu Awasthi, is urging the public to help find his missing wife. Anu was reportedly last seen on Thursday when her husband dropped her off at a Walmart on Tampa Road near Forest Lakes Boulevard for a hair appointment.

The concerned husband said that when he returned to pick her up, he found out Anu had never made it into the salon. Vikas called 911, then broke the news to his two sons, Rohan and Varun, who live in New York. The brothers flew to Tampa on Friday morning.

Anu was caught on the security cameras of both CVS and Walmart, but she vanished from the camera view leaving no clues of where she could have gone.

No one has heard from or seen her since then. Her youngest son Rohan said he tried locating his mother through the "Find my iPhone" feature, but Anu had left her phone at home.

What Is the Family Doing to Try to Find Anu?

Although the disappearance of Anu has completely shaken her family, they are in awe of how many community members have come together to help them find her.

Laurie Tomlinson, who lives across the Awasthi family, said she was amazed at the number of people who gathered to help in the search. Tomlinson did not waste time; as soon as she heard about the incident, she was ready to help however she could.

Tomlinson took the responsibility of getting people together and organizing a search for Anu. The neighbor expressed how worried she was about Anu being out there alone, especially in this heat. "It is brutally hot out here, and if she has been out in the elements, you know it is quite dangerous." she stated.

The Awasthi family also revealed that Anu had been diagnosed with depression after losing her father. She had recently come from his burial in India. Vikas said the loss hit his wife hard as she shared a very close relationship with her father.

But Vikas also could not bare the thought of losing his wife of 27 years. "She means everything to me. She's home. She's family," he said.

Rohan confessed how positively surprised he was at the amount of support they had received from people. He did not believe that his mother's disappearance would touch so many. Community members held a vigil near the Walmart where Anu disappeared and handed out missing person's fliers.

There have been posters of Anu's disappearance pasted on different establishments. The family has also shared the news on social media, urging anyone with information to come forward.

The eldest brother, Varun, expressed, "We are very worried about our mom. "She is not in the best mental health. We really miss her. We hope she is OK, and we just want to do everything we can to find her."

While the family patiently waits for Anu to return home, her husband has frequently checked her credit card, but nothing has come through since Thursday.

Anyone who has seen Anu on Thursday or might have useful information to help bring her home is urged to contact Pinellas County Sheriff's Office at 727-582-6200 or call 911. We wish for Anu's safe return home and reunion with her children and husband.

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