LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities have released a picture of a missing local veterinarian's vehicle, which she was last seen driving this week.

Officials are seeking leads to the whereabouts of 45-year-old Dr. Helen Sharp of Hidden Valley Lake, whose boyfriend reported her missing on Friday, Sheriff Brian Martin told Lake County News.

Sharp was last seen earlier this week in her gray Toyota 4Runner, the sheriff's office reported.

According to friends, Sharp and her Toyota had been involved in a wreck on Tuesday in the area of Highway 29 and Hartmann Road near Hidden Valley Lake. The damaged vehicle is shown in the picture above.

Though officials said the vehicle was not believed to have been operable, the sheriff's office received reports that Sharp may have been in Middletown in the vehicle on Wednesday. That was the last reported sighting of her.

In addition to the vehicle's front-end damage, it can be identified by California license plate 5DTY013, the sheriff's office reported.

Sharp has worked as a veterinarian at Clearlake Veterinary Clinic in Clearlake since 2005, according to the clinic's Web site.

She is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes.

If you have information about the vehicle or Sharp, call the Lake County Sheriff's Office at 707-263-2690.

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