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As the list of Camp Fire missing dwindles, a daughter continues searching for her mom

As of November 30, there are 49 people still missing after the Camp Fire tore through Paradise earlier in the month. Among the missing is 51-year-old Sara Fabila-Martinez. And her daughter is leaning on her faith that she will learn what happened to her mother.

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As of November 30, there are 49 people still missing after the Camp Fire tore through Paradise earlier in the month. The list has gotten smaller as time ticks on.

More than 3,000 people have been accounted for since the fire started, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office.

"It's not really like her to not communicate...someone knows something. Whatever it is," said Isabelle Sissom who is missing her biological mother Sara Fabila-Martinez.

More than three weeks have gone by and no word from her.

"I would like to think she would reach out to us, but we haven't heard anything," Sissom said.

Fabila-Martinez is 51-years-old and her last known address was in Paradise. She was featured on an online campaign called Stand Against Stigma regarding mental health.

In the feature, Fabila-Martinez stated: "I'm the mother of five beautiful children. I'm a grateful believer in Jesus Christ, and I'm also a full-time student who loves to sing, particularly worship; to paint pictures of dreams I've had and to write. One of my goals is to write a book about my life. I have struggled with mental health issues and addiction, and I've learned there are three sides to a person: The physical, the mental and the spiritual. For anyone suffering with addiction, I believe you have to treat all sides. and no one side defines you."

Sissom said they did not talk often, but she still cares for her mother dearly. She is leaning on her faith as she waits to hear any news.

"She was a believer herself and always prayed and we really are praying as a family that she's out there," Sissom said.

As the search for the missing is dwindling down, volunteers have been working tirelessly online to reunite families.

"At this point we are not going to give up yet," said Nancy Collins, a volunteer with a group called Search Squad.

Collins says the volunteers go by "Search Angels" and they have an expertise in reunited adoptees with their biological parents. After the Camp Fire, Collins said she decided to start helping people missing loved ones from the Camp Fire.

"The passion is the same thing. It's to reunite a family. It's giving closure to somebody that had questions and they can now go to sleep at night knowing their loved ones are safe," Collins said.

So far, they've found more than 200 people who were reported missing by connecting to people in a Facebook page called Camp Fire Missing Persons Paradise California.

"Instead of boots on the ground it's wings on the keyboard," Collins said.

In that group, you will find photos of Fabila-Martinez and support for her family in the search.

"If you see my mom, contact my family. Contact us because I believe she was around people who know something. She loved to talk to people. I doubt nobody knows where she is. If anyone hears anything, please let us know where she's at," Sissom said.

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