The search for 18-year-old Deondra Borja has been suspended, according to Guam Fire Department spokesman Kevin Reilly.

Borja was reported missing since March 22, when she was last seen walking the family dog around the Pågat area, and near the 1,000 Steps hiking trail. Family members said she never came home that evening.

Borja's grandfather confirmed that his dog, Johnny, which Borja had been walking the evening of March 22, was found at the top of the 1,000 Steps cliff line later that night after Borja went missing. The grandfather assumed that she left the dog while she descended the cliff line near a family friend's ranch.

The Guam Police Department, GFD and numerous family members have conducted searches through the area over the past 10 days. GFD's search-and-rescue team has also been on the scene every day, scouring the area.

On Sunday, family members discovered a pair of tattered and broken slippers believed to be Borja's just off the 1,000 Steps hiking path in the nearby jungle. Her immediate family members later positively identified the footwear as hers.

'No hits at all'

Volunteer searcher Richard Burkhart and his search-and-rescue dog Hunter were called by the family to help aid in the search.

According to Burkhart, he and his dog scoured the entire Pagat area, cliff line and the family's nearby residence for four days, using the scent of Borja's slippers in the hopes of locating her.

The pair searched along the 1,000 Steps hiking trail, by the ocean side, in the nearby jungles and atop the cliff, but could only go so far due to the rough coral rock terrain of Guam's northeast coast.

Burkhart confirmed to GPD and GFD personnel that his dog Hunter, which is a certified search-and-rescue dog under the National Search and Rescue Dog Association, had not picked up any lingering scents of Borja throughout their search.

"I didn't get any acknowledgement of the slipper, no hits at all. My dog just didn't show any interest," Burkhart said.

Borja is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with black, shoulder-length hair and possibly isn't wearing any footwear. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 472-8911 or Guam Crime Stoppers at 477-HELP.