The 29-year-old failed to turn up for work two weeks ago and hasn’t been seen since.
Police have launched an urgent search for an Australian waitress who vanished from a backpacking hostel in south London a fortnight ago.
Jessica Parkinson, originally from Queensland, Australia, was reported missing by her father after she failed to get in touch with relatives back home.
According to the Daily Mail, three days later staff at the restaurant where she worked, Texas Joes, became concerned when she failed to turn up for her shift.
Restaurant owner Joe Walters told Mail Online that he sent a message to Jessica asking where she was.
She replied, claiming to have got her start time wrong and promised to be there a short time later. She never showed.
“Jess was meant to work on Wednesday, and she was supposed to start at 4,” said Mr Walters.
“At around that time our manager sent a message asking where she was, and she responded that she thought she was in at 5 and she would be right there. That was very out of character for her.”
“She didn’t show up, but sent a cryptic message to another member of staff that evening. She didn’t mention missing work.”
He continued: “Then she didn’t show up to work on Thursday and then when she didn’t show up on Friday I reached out to her father in Australia.
“He told me the police had been alerted and is being dealt with by the missing persons unit.”
Her manager described her as a ‘reliable’ individual, as well as ‘very clever, outgoing and friendly’.
Mail Online adds that Jess had recently been dealing with a ‘stressful’ housing situation, having been evicted from a flat share and forced to live in St Christopher’s Inn hostel on Borough High Street.
She had apparently made plans to go back to Australia for the holidays and was considering staying there until March to get stuff together and then come back to the UK.
Jessica is described as 5ft4 with blue eyes and reddish, blonde hair.
Anyone with information regarding Jess’ whereabouts are urged to get in touch with the Met Police.
A spokesperson for the force said: ‘Police are currently investigating the whereabouts of Jessica Parkinson, 29 after she was last seen on Sunday, 08 December in Bermondsey.
‘Anyone who may have seen Jessica is encouraged to contact police quoting reference number, 01/1196494/24.’
