Update: Search resumes for missing firefighter in Shenandoah National Park 
 
 A car belonging to a missing 31-year-old Woodbridge woman was found in a remote area of the Shenandoah National Park over the weekend, but the search continues for the avid runner and tri-athlete who family members said might have been in the park to use a running trail. 
 
 Virginia State Police discovered Nicole K. Mittendorff’s 2009 Mini Cooper parked near the White Oak Canyon Trail — close to Old Rag — on Saturday night, said Corinne Geller, a spokeswoman for the state police. But there has been no other sign of Mittendorff since the middle of last week. Family members reported Mittendorff missing Friday after she didn’t show up for a morning shift at her job, which was highly unusual for her. 
 
 To aid in the search, the family set up a web page, Find-Nicole.com, that is seeking tips and has provided regular updates on Mittendorff’s possible whereabouts. In a Facebook post, her father said Mittendorff was “extremely dedicated” to her job and didn’t show up for a Friday morning changeover, sparking concern. 
 
 Jennifer Clardy Chalmers, Mittendorff’s sister, said Mittendorff is a career paramedic/firefighter with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, and has been with the department since 2013. The department directed questions to Virginia State Police. 
 
 Nicole Mittendorff was reported missing on April 15, 2016 and her car was found in rural Virginia a day later. (Family photo) 
 
 “We are holding up as best as can be expected under difficult circumstances,” Chalmers said Sunday. “At this time we are focused on finding Nicole and have the deepest appreciation for everyone helping. We hope and pray for a safe resolution in the near future.” 
 
 Family members speculated that Mittendorff might have been going out to train for a race. Shenandoah National Park, along the Blue Ridge Mountains, has an extensive trail network, including a stretch of the Appalachian Trail. The White Oak Canyon Trail runs near Skyline Drive and it is known for it waterfalls. 
 
 “Nicole likes to compete in multi-sport events such as triathlons and regularly runs half marathons,” read a companion Facebook page “Find Nicole.” “She participates in CrossFit, is a gym regular and can often be found riding and running on trails.” 
 
 Robert Clardy, Mittendorff’s father, said in his Facebook post his last contact with her was through text messages at about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday morning. 
 
 State and U.S. Park Police have been searching for Mittendorff by ground and by air, and efforts to find her continued Sunday afternoon, police said. 
 
 Mittendorff is described as a 5-foot-6-inch white female with blonde hair and green eyes, weighing about 125 pounds. The Virginia State Police has asked anyone with information about Mittendorff to call (703) 803-0026 or email information to questions@vsp.virginia.gov. 
 
 In a Facebook post Sunday morning, Clardy thanked friends and followers for their dedication to finding his daughter and for their words of support. 
 
 “My near and dear are a treasure, and the time with them is a reservoir in this drought,” he said. ||||| Nicole Mittendorff (Photo: Virginia State Police) 
 
 FAIRFAX, Va. (WUSA9) -- Police need help locating a missing 31-year-old woman firefighter from Woodbridge, Va. 
 
 Police resumed their search for 31-year-old Nicole K. Mittendorff Monday morning. 
 
 Search for Fairfax Co. Firefighter Nicole Mittendorff suspended for tonight. It will resume tomorrow am @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/lMKs7DsvA1 — Stephanie Gailhard (@stephitv) April 18, 2016 
 
 She was reported missing to Virginia State Police on Friday and police say her car was found abandoned shortly before 8 p.m. on Saturday. She has not contacted her family since Wednesday. 
 
 Her dad she is extremely dedicated to her job as a firefighter at Merrifield station. She has been a firefighter for three years. 
 
 According to a post on Facebook. her dad says she did not show up for her Friday morning changeover. 
 
 Mittendorff's 2009 Mini Cooper was found in a parking lot in Shenandoah National Park. 
 
 She is described by police as a 5'6 white female, weighing 125 lbs. with blonde hair and green eyes. 
 
 Mittendorff's dad says she enjoys training for triathlons. 
 
 Her family says she would often go to Shenandoah National Park to run. 
 
 Nicole's neighbors fear she was attacked on one of the trails. 
 
 A prayer vigil for Nicole will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at St Paul UMC 1400 G St Woodbridge. 
 
 Her family has set up a Facebook page titled Find Nicole. 
 
 Anyone with information concerning her whereabouts is asked to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026. ||||| Members of an anonymous forum dedicated to Fairfax, Va., gossip may have cyberbullied a female firefighter who died in an apparent suicide in Shenandoah National Park. 
 
 Multiple posts from December 2015 targeted Nicole Mittendorff with derogatory name-calling of a sexual nature. On April 13, the 31-year-old’s body was found more than a week after she failed to report to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. 
 
 Police found a suicide note in her Mini Cooper, which was parked a mile from the site where her body was discovered. 
 
 Fire Chief Richard Bowers acknowledged a scattering of disparaging forum posts that referred to several female paramedic-firefighters, including Mittendorff, as “slut.” He pledged to investigate the harassment. 
 
 The derogatory posts from unidentified users continued even after news broke that authorities had found Mittendorff’s body. 
 
 Virginia State Police are searching for Nicole Mittendorff, 31, who was reported missing Friday after her Mini Cooper was discovered in Shenandoah National Park. (Find Nicole via Facebook) Facebook photos of missing paramedic-firefighter Nicole Mittendorff, seen here with husband Steven Mittendorf. The National Park Service says female remains were found in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia on April 21, during the search for the paramedic-firefighter who disappeared a week ago. Multiple posts on a Fairfax, Va., gossip forum targeted Nicole Mittendorff, 31, whose body was found in Shenandoah National Park on April 13. Mittendorff is seen with her husband Steven Mittendorf, right. 
 
 “We at Fairfax Fire and Rescue are aware of the posts and are looking into the matter,” Bowers wrote in a statement. “I assure you that my department cannot and will not tolerate bullying of any kind. 
 
 Mittendorff’s husband, Steven Mittendorff, helped to start the website FindNicole.com shortly after she went missing. 
 
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 FAIRFAX, Va. (WUSA9) -- The Fairfax County Fire Chief had strong words for anybody who may have cyber-bullied firefighter Nicole Mittendorff. 
 
 The 31-year-old's body was found in Shenandoah National Park after an extensive six-day search. 
 
 The medical examiner determined Mittendorff died from suicide by hanging. Officials have said she left a suicide note but have not released details about what was written. 
 
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 We don’t whether online postings that defamed her had anything to do with why she took her own life. And we don't know know if she ever saw the horrible things cyber bullies wrote about her. The cyber bullies do claim to be firefighters as they ridicule and sexually harass Mittendorf and other female fighters on the community gossip site Fairfax Underground. 
 
 Now, Fire Chief Richard Bowers is addressing the online postings. 
 
 “If there is any nexus with any type of bullying, which I have zero tolerance for, in the physical nature of bullying itself, or in a written nature or verbal nature, if you will, of bullying. I will address that. I will eradicate that completely,” said Bowers. 
 
 FrfxFireChief: will investigate cyber bullying of firefighter who died(suicide) will take appropriate action @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/nwwdQn3lpg — Peggy Fox (@PeggyTV) April 25, 2016 
 
 Bowers said the men and women of the Fairfax County Fire Department are great and good people, who are now grieving. He said the focus on the lurid postings detracts from the goal of this week, which is to remember and pay tribute to Nicole. Bowers said the news stories about it have added more pain to Nicole’s family. He declined to take any questions from reporters, but he did say he has a plan. 
 
 Bowers said he takes responsibility and will launch an investigation into the online postings after Virginia State Police finish their investigation of Mittendorff’s death. 
 
 “If in fact there is anybody responsible for any piece of this, I will hold them accountable. I will fully investigate and take appropriate action,” said Bowers. 
 
 Loading... Police are searching for a missing 31-year-old Nicole Mittendorff of Woodbridge. 
 
 Police are searching for a missing 31-year-old Nicole Mittendorff of Woodbridge. 
 
 Nicole is described by police as a 5'6 white female, weighing 125 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes. 
 
 Mittendorff's 2009 Mini Cooper was found in a parking lot in Shenandoah National Park shortly before 8 p.m. on Saturday. 
 
 Nicole was a firefighter with Fairfax County in Virginia. 
 
 The 31-year-old firefighter and paramedic has not contacted her family since Wednesday. On Friday, she was reported missing to Virginia State Police. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Fairfax County Braddock Supervisor John Cook, who also oversees public safety, says the issue needs to be investigated. 
 
 “Anything that’s done while somebody is on the clock, or using county computers or anything, obviously, it has a connection with the county. But certainly, there’s already existing laws against sexual harassment or things of this sort,” said Cook.
– Police have uncovered one big clue but no answers in the search for a 31-year-old Virginia woman who was last heard from on Wednesday. Nicole Mittendorff's 2009 Mini Cooper was found Saturday night in what the Washington Post describes as a "remote area" of the Shenandoah National Park; it was left near the Whiteoak Canyon Trail, which is close to Old Rag, described by the National Park Service as Shenandoah's "most popular and most dangerous hike." Some of Mittendorff's family suggested it's possible she was headed to the area to do a trail run, something she reportedly regularly did. Fox 5 DC reports authorities have said that nothing yet indicates something "suspicious in nature" occurred. WUSA9 describes Mittendorff as "extremely dedicated" to her job as a firefighter; her father says she didn't show up for a changeover on Friday morning, and she was reported missing that day. A "Find Nicole" website and Facebook page have been set up. The latter features a Saturday night post from Mittendorff's husband, Steven, who "continues to ask for your prayers for both our family and the many who continue to investigate." As for the search, another post on the page notes the Virginia State Police "do not need volunteers and they've asked to keep away anyone outside the official effort. That will keep any changes, traces or other items undisturbed and prevent distractions."