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Catherine Shaw, 23, was reported missing in Guatemala and was last seen leaving a hotel on Tuesday. (Facebook)

Authorities are searching for a 23-year-old British backpacker who vanished in Guatemala after she was last seen leaving a hotel early Tuesday morning.

Catherine Shaw, from Witney, was staying in San Pedro La Laguna, about 50 miles west of Guatemala City, when she disappeared early last week. Her parents, who said in a video they were “desperately worried,” said Shaw was last seen alive last Monday.

"She has always been really good about keeping in touch and informing us of her whereabouts and activities," Shaw’s parents said in a statement released by Lucie Blackman Trust. "So this is unusual behavior which gives us great concern for her safety. Please help us to find her."

Catherine Shaw had been traveling since last September. (Facebook)

Shaw was spotted on surveillance video leaving Hotel Mayachik with a musical instrument at 1:37 a.m. Tuesday and returned nearly four hours later before walking out again toward Lake Atitlan, the BBC reported.

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Family and friends searching for Shaw said she left the hotel with a puppy that was later located at the peak of Indian Nose trail, which is frequented by hikers. Shaw’s friend, Jess Elizabeth, wrote on a Facebook page dedicated to finding Shaw the backpacker had "no belongings with her, passport, money or mobile phone – they were left at the hostel.”

Guatemalan police, local residents and British people in the country helped search for Shaw near the area where the puppy was found over the weekend. Two drones were launched to search nearby wooded areas, the BBC reported.

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Shaw’s mother urged her daughter to get in touch with friends and family if she is alive. Shaw was described as a woman with a slim build who was about 5-foot-7. Her parents believe she may have shorter hair than in most released pictures.

The backpacker had been traveling since September and visited California and Mexico prior to her disappearance.

Source: Fox News World