Lina Sardar Khil case: Officials end search in wooded area near northwest-side apartments

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police and the FBI have ended their two-day search for Lina Sardar Khil, who went missing more than two years ago. The search was in a well-known wooded area near a northwest-side apartment complex less than a mile from the apartment complex off Fredericksburg Road where Lina went missing.

Police were acting on a new tip from someone in the community. The tip led them to the 4000 block of Gardendale Road. 

Early Friday morning, some special equipment arrived. Officials say the equipment has the capability of detecting objects underground. Shovels also were brought to the scene.

Lina’s family and friends had been at the location as well anxiously waiting for any updates on progress from investigators. 

Lina’s father met with law enforcement a couple of days ago to address concerns about receiving regular communication regarding his daughter’s disappearance.

Pam Allen of Eagles Flight Advocacy & Outreach, who’s been advocating on behalf of Lina’s family over the past two years, still has many questions about the investigators’ actions and communication throughout the case.

“All of a sudden there’s a tip, and all of a sudden we’re going to go search an area that they even said that they’ve been there themselves, myself and Lina’s father had been there, so it’s just curious as to why it’s this area again,” she said.

There has been no update Friday from law enforcement about any progress in their investigation.