Another U.S. Fireman, Frankie Martin, Is Missing This Month

New Mexico fireman Frankie Martin below has been missing for over a week now.

The 25-year-old is a professional 'wild land' firefighter and was last seen in Arroyo Hondo, NM on April 19, 2016.

In a strange and troubling pattern this month, Martin is the third known American firefighter to inexplicably vanish without a trace.

Concern for his welfare is mounting because the other two who disappeared before him have already been found dead:

Nicole Mittendorff, 31 from Virginia, "killed herself" in the Shenandoah National Park on or about April 13th. 

Police believe the female first-responder was despondent over a sexual harassment campaign launched against her by her male coworkers which also included cyber-bullying.

And, last weekend, 37-year-old fireman Jason Blalock of Georgia somehow died in Lake Lanier while at a house party and on vacation from his duties at the Dekalb County Fire Department.

The circumstances of firefighter Martin's sudden disappearance in New Mexico remain vague, but the Taos County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help in finding the young man.

Frankie Martin is about 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. According to his April 21st missing persons report, he was last seen wearing gray jeans, a green hoodie, Converse sneakers, and a baseball cap.

Anyone who knows what happened to him on April 19th, or his present whereabouts, is asked to contact Taos County's sheriff or deputies at (575) 758-2217.

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Body of Nicole Mittendorff Likely Found in Shenandoah Park

PHOTO: The likely remains of Nicole Mittendorff have been found in a remote and rocky section of the Shenandoah National Park.

Police called off their massive search for the missing woman at around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday after locating what they think to be her body.

Although that victim has only been tentatively IDd, a relative already publicly acknowledged last night that Mittendorff was found dead:

"We believe that Nicole has been found and is finally coming home," the family's written statement, in part, read. "However not the way we anticipated."

A law enforcement official said searchers came across Mittendorff's corpse almost a mile from where her vehicle had been located days after she initially vanished this month.

For the first time during the frantic quest to find the Virgina firefighter and paramedic alive, authorities also revealed the existence of "a suicide note."

The 31-year-old triathlete allegedly left the farewell letter inside her abandoned 2009 Mini Cooper.

Mittendorff's odd missing persons case garnered intense public scrutiny and debate throughout the week because her husband is a state trooper and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance were vague, at best.

According to new reports, the couple had been "estranged" for several months and may have even been attempting to "reconcile" when Nicole Mittendorff abruptly went missing after calling in sick at her place of employment.

The Fairfax County Fire-and-Rescue worker's high-profile disappearance and cause of death is now being investigated by local, state and federal agencies, although "foul play isn't suspected" at this time.

Meanwhile, a Virginia medical examiner is endeavoring to positively identify the human remains recovered from park lands yesterday near one of the wilderness trails the avid sportswoman frequently jogged.

This is just a formality, however, since there's very little doubt they'll be confirmed as those of Nicole Mittendorff, who apparently planned -- and succeeded -- in taking her own life.

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Missing Nicole Mittendorff Not Pregnant But Still Gone

Cops searching for Nicole Mittendorff below are scrambling to dispel online rumors that's she's pregnant, whilst appealing for the public's help in finding the missing woman.

The 31-year-old firefighting paramedic disappeared in her home state of Virgina over a week ago, and hasn't been seen or heard from since reportedly sending her family a text message on or about April 13, 2016.

During that time, would be rescuers discovered Mittendorff's vehicle, a 2009 cream-colored Mini Cooper, abandoned at Shenandoah National Park.

That expansive wilderness area is said to be a favorite of the athletic blonde who regularly jogs its trails when in training for triathlon events.

Law enforcement agencies equipped with K9s have been scouring the park for Mittendorff or clues to her whereabouts, particularly in the vicinity of White Oak Canyon trail, but haven't found anything.

In fact, at this hour, five trailways -- Limberlost, Cedar Run, Cedar Run Link, Crescent Rocks and White Oak -- are "closed off" as the air and ground search widens considerably today.

In the meantime, speculation about Mittendorff's marriage to a State Police employee -- who allegedly delayed for two days in reporting her gone -- and a 'bogus' new baby registry, has emerged to confound an already odd missing persons case.

The missing woman's husband, however, is not considered a suspect in her thus-far unexplained disappearance, since investigators "do not suspect foul play" yet.

Rumor-mongering over Nicole Mittendorff's fate has understandably begun reaching epic proportions these past few days, amid an otherwise glaring lack of verified info about when, where and how she actually fell off the radar this month.

Anxious relatives insist it's totally atypical behavior for her, and further described their missing loved one as "responsible" and a "dedicated" Fairfax County first-responder who's rarely ever missed a day of work in her adult life.

As that appears to be true, both state and federal authorities are now jointly trying to ascertain what really did happen to Ms. Mittendorff in mid April, who, it's recently been revealed, "called in sick" just shortly before vanishing without a trace.

According to the "Find Nicole" Facebook group, on that very same day she also "downloaded" some mysterious documents "to her cell phone," the contents of which are currently being examined with "cooperation" from her wireless provider.

Nicole Mittendorff is a trim 5-foot-6 and 125-pound Caucasian female, with green eyes and blonde hair. Anyone with valid information about her case is urged to alert a 911 dispatcher, or the Virginia State Police at (703) 803-0026 (#77 on a cell)

Tips may also be submitted by email to questions[at]vsp[dot]virginia[dot]gov.

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