Long Island Woman Missing After Jumping Out of Moving Car and Throwing Phone into a Bush

Brittany Kritis-Garip was last seen on Friday, March 20, in Oyster Bay, N.Y.

Brittany Kritis-Garip.Credit : Go Fund Me

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Brittany Kritis-Garip has been missing since she reportedly jumped out of a moving car in Oyster Bay, N.Y., on Friday, March 20
Police are conducting extensive searches using helicopters, drones and public assistance to locate her
GoFundMe and Facebook group have been created to support search efforts and raise awareness about her disappearance

A Long Island woman has been missing for six days after reportedly jumping out of a moving car.

On Friday, March 20, 32-year-old Brittany Kritis-Garip went missing around 8 p.m. local time in Oyster Bay, N.Y., according to a Monday, March 23, news release from the Nassau County Police Department.

She was “last seen in Oyster Bay on foot,” authorities added.

“She is described as a white female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, approximately 140 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black pants and a black jacket with a fur collar,” police said.

Brittany Kritis-Garip missing person poster.Go Fund Me

Before her disappearance, Kritis-Garip jumped out of a moving car and threw her phone into a bush before running away in a panicked state, her husband, Fernando Garip, said, according to News 12 Long Island.

“We’ve been combing wooded areas, rural areas, suburban areas, everything. So we’re just asking for the public’s help here. We really need the public’s help to locate her,” Garip told the outlet. “We’re going to be at this until she’s home. I don’t care what we have to do, what needs to be done.”

Brittany Kritis-Garip.Go Fund Me

Garip said that people were searching for his wife around the East Norwich-Oyster Bay border.

The Nassau County Police Department also told News 12 that they were using their helicopter and drones to search the location.

A GoFundMe page to help with search efforts has so far raised more than $15,000 out of a $16,000 goal.

“My name is Sarah, and I am a close friend of Brittany Kritis-Garip’s family. I am organizing this fundraiser on their behalf to help support ongoing efforts to find Brittany,” the page organizer wrote in the description.

Brittany Kritis-Garip.Go Fund Me

A Facebook group has also been created to aid in locating Kritis-Garip.

“We believe she was disoriented and frightened, and may think she is in danger,” the GoFundMe organizer added. “She is not dangerous — she needs help.”