The search for a missing California teenager intensified after her car was discovered dumped in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Katie Schneider, 17, has not been seen since 5 July when she left her home driving her white Honda Accord vehicle, police say.

Multiple search and rescue crews have been working their way through an isolated stretch of Highway 35 near the Castle Rock State Park.

Deputies from Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were all involved in the search with some crews using ropes to get through the rugged terrain.

At least two search dogs were also brought in to help with the search, reported KTVU.

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