A 26-year-old Mexico native vanished without a trace in Utah a week ago, and now Elizabeth Smart and her father have joined the effort to find the missing woman. Elizabeth Elena Laguna Salgado is from Chiapas, Mexico, and moved to Provo about a month ago to study English. There is no evidence she was kidnapped, but she hasn't made contact with anybody since she disappeared April 16, Provo Police Chief John King said. She usually talked with family in Mexico every day, he said. Where is Elizabeth? Elizabeth Elena Laguna Salgado, 26, from Chiapas, Mexico, was last seen leaving a language school in Provo, Utah, April 16 . Raising awareness: Elizabeth Smart holds a 'missing' poster of Laguna Salgado during a news conference Friday in Sandy, Utah . Mystery: Provo Police Chief John King said Friday that there is no evidence Salgado was kidnapped, but he says they are very worried because she hasn't made contact with anybody for longer than a week . Laguna Salgado's cellphone has been turned off, and there has been no activity on her credit cards or any other sign of where she is or what happened, King said. A volunteer search is scheduled for Saturday morning in Provo. The woman's uncle, Rosemberg Salgado, from California, tearfully begged for help from anyone with information on her whereabouts. He called his niece a ‘beautiful angel’ and an optimistic, spiritual woman who just finished a Mormon mission in Mexico. He said his niece is probably praying and asking God to help her be found. Laguna Salgado was living with roommates in Provo for about a month, her uncle said. Most of her family lives in Mexico. ‘Elizabeth, if you are watching this, please know that we love you and that we are going to be looking for you,’ said Salgado, crying. ‘We won't stop until we find you.’ Asked if his niece mentioned anything odd in recent conversations, Salgado said she told him a boy had been bugging her to go on a date and that she made up having a boyfriend to get rid of him. Spreading the gospel: The 26-year-old woman had just finished a Mormon mission in Mexico. She moved the Provo only a month ago . Last sighting: Salgado was last seen on the afternoon of April 16 leaving the Nomen Global School at 384 West Center Street in Provo . Family's plea: The woman's uncle, Rosemberg Salgado, begged for help from anyone with information on her whereabouts . According to Daily Herald, Police Chief King said there are 'persons of interest,' but police are still interviewing the missing woman's classmates at the Nomen Global Language Center. Kidnapping survivor: Elizabeth Smart was 14 when she was snatched out of her Salt Lake City bedroom in 2002. She was held captive for nine months before being found walking with her captor in a busy street . Smart and her father, who heads Operation Underground Railroad - an organization dedicated to rescuing victims of labor and sex slavery - said they hosted the event to bring attention to the story. Ed and Elizabeth Smart said the the key to finding her in 2004 nine months after she was abducted was that the American public knew her face and her story. Elizabeth Smart was 14 when she was snatched out of her Salt Lake City bedroom in 2002. She was held captive for nine months before being found walking with her captor in a busy street in Sandy — close to where Friday's news conference was held at Rio Tinto Stadium. Smart urged the public to help find Laguna Salgado even though there's no evidence of a kidnapping. ‘Maybe we're wrong, but if we're right then at least we're doing everything we can,' Smart said. 'We really feel someone out there knows where she is or saw her at some point.' Smart recalled what it was like when she was first abducted: ‘It's terrifying. You don't know what's going on. You don't know why it happened to you. You don't know what the future is. You don't know if people are looking for you.’ Salgado was last seen April 16 leaving the Nomen Global School at 384 West Center Street in Provo. Since that time she has not been back to her apartment, shown up for work, or contacted any family members. Over the past week, investigators working the Salgado case have canvassed the route she took to and from school, obtained surveillance videos from business and homes in the area and interviewed known sex offenders living in Provo. Lead: Salgado's uncle said his niece told him a boy had been bugging her to go on a date and that she made up having a boyfriend to get rid of him . Be On the Lookout: Miss Salgado is listed as ‘Missing Endangered’ with the National Crime Information Center. Both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have been notified of her disappearance . Striking beauty: Elizabeth is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 120-130lbs with long black hair and brown eyes . Miss Salgado is listed as ‘Missing Endangered’ with the National Crime Information Center, and both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have been notified of her disappearance. Elizabeth is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 120-130lbs with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a denim jacket, blue jeans, black or brown knee high boots, and was carrying a denim hand bag with red straps. Anyone with information on Elizabeth’s whereabouts is being asked to call the Provo Police Department at 801-852-6210. The missing woman's loved ones have started a Facebook page to share information on the latest developments and raise awareness of the missing person case.
Elizabeth Elena Laguna Salgado, 26, from Chiapas, Mexico, was last seen leaving a language school in Provo, Utah, April 16 .
She moved to Provo a month ago after completing Mormon mission to Mexico .
Elizabeth Smart and her father held a press conference Friday to draw public's attention to Salgado's missing person case .
Woman's uncle said she has told him a young man had been pestering her to go out with him, forcing her to pretend having a boyfriend .