The family of actress Chanel Banks is desperately searching for her two weeks after she mysteriously disappeared in Los Angeles.
Banks, 36, known for her role as Sawyer Bennett on Gossip Girl, has not been in contact with her loved ones since October 30.
According to a GoFundMe page set up by her cousin, Danielle-Tori Singh, authorities have conducted multiple welfare checks on Banks, including visits to her Playa Vista apartment on November 7 and 8. However, Banks was not found at her residence, and her whereabouts remain unknown.
Singh, who has flown to California from Toronto to assist in the search, reported that when she and her aunt gained access to Banks’ apartment on November 10, they found disturbing signs.
Banks had left behind her car, which was parked in the garage, and her dog — an animal she reportedly never travels without. However, her phone and laptop were missing.
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“The only items we did not locate are her phone and laptop. She also does not go anywhere without her little dog, which has also been left behind,” Singh explained on the GoFundMe page.
Banks, who had been married for just over a year, was last in contact with her family on October 30.
Her cousin expressed growing concern over the situation, noting that Banks typically never goes more than 48 hours without reaching out. “Five days without hearing from my cousin was red flags and alarm bells,” Singh told KTLA.
Despite the LAPD stating that there were no signs of foul play during their welfare checks, the family remains deeply worried.
Singh, who describes Banks as more of a “big sister” than a cousin, has vowed to stay in California until she finds her.
So far, the GoFundMe has raised over $3,000 to assist with expenses for the search, including hotels, food, and transportation. Banks’ mother has also flown in from New York to help with the search effort.
As of now, the investigation is ongoing, and the LAPD has not provided further updates. The family remains hopeful for any new information that could lead them to Chanel Banks.