Indiana woman missing after a ‘suspicious’ fire in her house: Sheriff’s office
An Indiana woman was reported as missing last week after a “suspicious” fire at home, authorities said.
Britney Gard, 46, was last seen on the night of September 30, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s office. It is considered a missing person in danger “due to their unknown whereabouts,” said the Sheriff’s office. saying.
The authorities went home on October 1, after a 911 call for a fire in his home in Bainbridge, located about 40 miles west Indianapolis, said the Sheriff’s office. It was reported that smoke from the residence left around 7:40 pm, the office said.
Britney Gard appears in photographs without date published by the Sheriff’s Office of Putnam County.
Putnam County Sheriff Office
Fire teams extinguished the fire, which researchers believe it is “suspicious,” said the Putnam County Sheriff, Jerrod Baugh, in a statement.
No one was found in the house damaged by the fire and attempts to contact Gard were unsuccessful, said the Sheriff’s office. It was not located after an assisted search for drones in the area and searches in a pond on the property after the fire, said the Sheriff’s office.
Gard was supposed to attend his daughter’s volleyball game on October 1, but did not show up, said his sister, Stephanie Bowen, to the ABC Indianapolis affiliate. WRTV.
“His car is at home, his bag is at home. He is not found anywhere and the house is on fire. It makes no sense,” Bowen told WRTV.
“I simply feel that there is something bigger here that we don’t know,” he said.
Britney Gard was last seen on September 30, 2025, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s office.
Putnam County Sheriff Office
The search for the mother of two children continued this week, with dozens of people, including their sisters, looking between corn fields and forested areas near Gard’s property on Monday, WRTV reported.
The detectives asked anyone to have information about their whereabouts to communicate with the Sheriff’s office.
“We continue to investigate this case 24 hours a day and we are involved with his family to find Britney,” Baugh said. “Since it is an active investigation and continue to collect information every hour, we will not discuss any particular evidence or information until we can complete this effort and find Britney Gard.”
Bowen urged people to be “attentive” and review the security cameras of their homes.
“Britney, we love you,” he told WRTV. “We hope to see him return safely and except home.”
