A Bermudian woman missing in a wilderness area in the western US since last month was a champion archer enjoying a final trip before returning to her studies, her parents said.

Bobby and Fredrina Slaton told CBS47 of Fresno, California, that their daughter, Tiffany Slaton, 27, was an avid traveller who was comfortable visiting new places on her own.

She was last heard from on April 20 when she camped in the area of Huntington Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.

The couple raised the alarm when they were unable to reach her by phone the following day.

Her father told the broadcaster this week: “The last time I physically spoke to her, I asked her why was she doing the trip because it wasn’t part of the initial plans.

“She basically said to me that this was a bucket list thing and I can’t pass up on it because after I finish this trip, I’ll be going to medical school.”

Mrs Slaton added: “That’s the adventurous part of Tiffany, which is why we love her so much. But we just want her to come home — that’s the most important part.”

Officers with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said foul play was not suspected but that the last place her grey and green tent had been seen was at an area known as the Tamarack Snow Park.

Ms Slaton may have been sighted in the area on April 24.

A GoFundMe page organised by her mother said Tiffany was from Jeffersonville, Georgia.

Both parents, who also live in Georgia, are involved in archery. Tiffany represented Bermuda in the sport in 2017 at the NatWest Island Games in Sweden. She and Bernard Wade III won a silver medal.

Fresno sheriff’s office notice asked anyone with any information on her whereabouts to call “immediately” at (559) 600-3111.