{"id":3683,"date":"2026-06-17T05:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:35:22","slug":"nicole-baldwin-police-draining-deltona-pond-in-search-for-lake-county-woman-missing-since-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3683","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Baldwin: Police draining Deltona pond in search for Lake County woman missing since 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOUNT DORA, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>The Mount Dora Police Department is conducting a new search operation as part of its ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Nicole Baldwin, who has been missing since late 2023.<\/p>

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Despite extensive efforts over the past two years, Baldwin has not been found. Investigators are treating the case as a homicide based on the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.<\/p>

Nicole Baldwin disappearance<\/h2>
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The backstory:<\/p>

The search warrant for Brett Baldwin’s home was executed after his wife, Nicole, went missing on Nov. 2, 2023.<\/p>

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Nicole was last seen at her home off Strathmore Circle, in the Lancaster subdivision of Mount Dora. Her personal belongings were left at the house, including her Apple Watch, purse, cards and car.\u00a0<\/p>

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The mother-of-three had just recently celebrated her 20-year-old daughter’s birthday the day before she disappeared.\u00a0<\/p>

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In April 2024, police updated the search for the missing mother, calling it a homicide investigation.\u00a0<\/p>

Deltona retention pond being drained, searched<\/h2>

What’s New:<\/p>

Detectives recently developed new leads with assistance from several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the State Attorney\u2019s Office, the Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Florida Department of Transportation\u2019s District 5 office.<\/p>

Throughout the investigation, detectives searched multiple locations as they followed different leads, but those efforts did not produce results.\u00a0<\/p>

Investigators are now working with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) personnel to drain and sift through a four-acre retention pond in Deltona on DeBary Avenue between Enterprise Road and North Road.<\/p>