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Candlelight Vigil for Missing Woodbridge Woman Planned in Fairfax Station
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue will hold a vigil Wednesday night at Station 32 in Fairfax Station for missing Woodbridge woman.

FAIRFAX STATION, VA -- Fairfax County Fire and Rescue will hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night for a missing Woodbridge woman Nicole Mittendorff.
Meanwhile, a Facebook page, "Find Nicole Now," set up to communicate about the search for the missing woman, says Wednesday that a request for Mittendorff's cell phone records was OK'd by the carrier.
Here's the message from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue about Wednesday night's vigil: "Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20, at 7:32 p.m., for a prayer vigil of hope and reflection to “Bring Nicole Home”. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, together with IAFF Local 2068, will hold the vigil at Fire Station 32, located at 5600 Burke Centre Parkway. Our focus is on Nicole, her family, and hope."
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Fairview, Station 32 is located at 5600 Burke Centre Parkway, Fairfax Station, VA 22039-1420
Mittendorff's 2009 Mini Cooper was found abandoned Saturday night in a remote section of the park in Madison County, according to Virginia State Police.
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Mittendorff, 31, was expected to report for work on Friday, but did not show up. Her last contact with her family was on Wednesday, April 13.
There is no evidence to indicate foul play in her disappearance, according to state police spokesperson Corinne Geller.
Approximately 100 federal, state and volunteer search and rescue team spent Monday searching on land and from the air to locate Mittendorff. They're searching miles of federal park land surrounding the Whiteoak Canyon trail where her car was found.
Family and friends have created a website and Facebook page to help release information in the search.
"Our deepest appreciation is to Virginia State Police, all the family of first responders and untold numbers of people who helped and are helping. It is a tribute to their commitment to the value of life," they wrote on Sunday. "Our fondest hope is a safe and soon resolution."
Mittendorff is a white female with blonde hair and green eyes. She is 5’6 and weighs approximately 125 lbs.
Anyone with information concerning her whereabouts is asked to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or #77 on a cell phone or 911 or email at questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
PHOTO of Mittendorff courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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