Missing Fallbrook woman found trapped in vehicle

FALLBROOK – A 72-year-old Fallbrook woman who was reported missing by family the afternoon of Sunday, July 29, was found trapped in her vehicle in the early morning hours of Monday, July 30.

Cheryl Blandon was discovered in her white Honda Fit, which had drifted off the road and down an embankment on Rice Canyon Road off state Route 76. Blandon was found by her daughter, Sheri Linner, at approximately 3 a.m. July 30.

"Her daughter actually ended up locating her by retracing steps where she thought she might have been," said California Highway Patrol officer Mark Latulippe.

According to Latulip...