Rebekah Martinez was reported missing by her mother (Picture: ABC)

A young woman reported missing by her family turned out to be filming the current season of hit US reality show The Bachelor.

Rebekah Martinez was reported missing by her mother on November 18 2017 after she had not heard from her in six days. But the 22-year-old was revealed to be safe and sound – and now on national TV – when a local newspaper, the North Coast Journal, shared a missing persons story to Facebook.

Listing the 35 people Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office had on their documents as missing, one face seemed oddly familiar to one user, who contacted the office to claim they had seen Rebekah – who goes by Bekah on the show – on TV.



Missing persons photo of Rebekah Martinez (Picture: California Department of Justice)


A government public information officer, Samantha Karges, later carried out some queries and confirmed to the local paper that she had spoken to Bekah.

‘Martinez had reportedly come to Humboldt County to work on a marijuana farm. Her mother hadn’t heard from her since Nov. 12, 2017,’ Ms Karges added.

No other information was provided but when the story broke on 2 February, Bekah tweeted to make light of the news: ‘MOM. how many times do I have to tell you I don’t get cell service on The Bachelor??’

MOM. how many times do I have to tell you I don’t get cell service on The Bachelor?? https://t.co/iYnxQCIZBt — bekah martinez ♡ (@whats_ur_sign_) February 2, 2018

Bekah has been one of the favourites to win the heart of Arie Luyekdek Jr. who is this year’s Bachelor.

The show follows 25 women who live in one house and compete for the attention of Arie, as well as the chance to go on solo and group dates. Several weeks in to the show, the group is down to 10.

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