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.
