Ashley Phillips, a 30-year-old tourist from California, has been missing in Costa Rica since June 2 after flash flooding occurred during a hiking trip, multiple outlets report. Her family says she disappeared after she went hiking in the country’s tropical region when an intense storm triggered dangerous conditions, including flash floods and mudslides. Authorities and search teams are carrying out efforts to locate her following the incident, which turned the trek into an emergency situation. Reports describe the area as difficult to traverse due to the weather-related hazards. The search is ongoing as of the time of the articles, with coverage noting that the disappearance is now about 10 days old. Details about her planned route, communications, and whether any specific locations have produced confirmed findings are not provided in the shared excerpts. The reports consistently attribute her disappearance to the storm and related flooding during the hike on June 2.