The physique of lacking California lady Jolissa Fuentes has been discovered after a two-month search, officers introduced Tuesday.
The 22-year-old’s physique was discovered at a crash scene on the foot of a 400-foot cliff in a rural space of Fresno County north of Pine Flat Lake after police discovered proof that Fuentes’ automotive had run off a street, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims mentioned at a press convention.
Fuentes’ household reported her lacking on Aug. 7 after she went dwelling from a household gathering earlier than daybreak to gather some belongings. She was final seen leaving a comfort retailer whereas driving a 2011 silver Hyundai Accent, which was discovered on the scene, police mentioned.
Whereas the reason for the crash has but to be decided, police mentioned they imagine Fuentes was probably drained after being up all through the evening.
Police had beforehand searched the realm the place Fuentes was discovered. Nevertheless, dense brush hindered their efforts. Search and rescue groups needed to rappel down over 400 ft to recuperate Fuentes’ physique Monday evening, officers mentioned.
Fuentes’ dad and mom, Norma Nunez and Joey Fuentes, fought again tears as they stood beside legislation enforcement at Tuesday’s press convention, thanking native officers and the general public for his or her help and serving to find their daughter.
“I need to thank the neighborhood, not simply the neighborhood, this complete nation. The cries and the ache of my spouse and my sisters and my household was heard round this complete nation,” Joey mentioned via sobs.
Regulation enforcement businesses, with the assistance of members of the family, had scoured an space west of Selma in Fresno County of their determined search, which included the usage of drones.
Officers flew helicopters and spent hours in off-road automobiles driving across the Pine Flat space earlier than Fuentes was lastly discovered.
Impartial divers Adventures With Function even joined the search. The identical group helped discover the physique of 16-year-old Kiely Rodni in a Northern California reservoir earlier this month.
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