Overview
- Sophia Veronica Cover, 16, was last seen on home surveillance leaving her Golden Gate Estates residence late Friday, July 31, carrying a bag and walking away from the house.
- Her father, Richard Cover, said he discovered she was missing after hearing the family dogs whine and finding her bedroom empty with doors unlocked.
- The family reports Sophia’s phone stopped transmitting location early the next morning and her father has said he fears she may have been coerced to leave, a claim that remains unverified by police.
- Local media and the family have circulated the overnight surveillance clip online while Collier County officers and other agencies continue an active, developing missing-person investigation.
- Details remain limited and unconfirmed beyond the footage and family accounts, with no public law-enforcement updates reporting a sighting or recovery as the search continues.