一名28岁女子的尸体,她和她的狗失踪后掉进了华盛顿州的一条河里皮尔斯郡治安官部门在一份声明中说。
据警长部门称,周五早上,一名在该地区驾驶无人机的平民在河中发现了Zuleika Witron的尸体。
据副警长卡莉·卡皮托说,她是在距落水地点下游约两英里处被发现的。她的尸体被救援人员拖出后,她的家人认出了她。
警方周一表示,Witron周日与女友和两只狗一起徒步旅行,当时她和其中一只狗从费尔法克斯桥上跌落到华盛顿雷尼尔山国家公园的碳河里。
警方称,该女子的女友“目睹她被激流卷走,并试图在被急流卷走之前抓住她”。
警方称,这只狗在下游约四分之一英里处被救起,并被送还给了威特龙的女友。
该地区陡峭的岩石,陡峭的斜坡,茂密的灌木丛和湿滑的条件使得救援队很难进入。
“我们要感谢自周日以来投入大量时间进行搜索的所有第一反应者和志愿者,”治安部门在一份声明中说。“祖莱卡的康复有望给这个家庭和所有卷入这场悲剧的人带来平静和安宁。”
Woman's body recovered from Washington state river after being swept away
The body of a 28-year-old woman who went missing after she and her dogfell into a Washington state riverhas been recovered, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
Zuleika Witron's body was found in the river by a civilian flying a drone in the area Friday morning, according to the sheriff's department.
She was found about two miles downriver from where she fell in, according to Deputy Carly Cappetto. She was identified by her family after her body was pulled out by recovery crews.
Witron was hiking with her girlfriend and two dogs on Sunday when she and one of the dogs fell off the Fairfax Bridge and into the Carbon River in Washington, located in Mount Rainier National Park, police said Monday.
The woman's girlfriend "witnessed her being swept away in the heavy current and attempted to grab her before being swept away in the rapids," police said.
The dog was rescued about a quarter mile downstream and was returned to Witron's girlfriend, police said.
The area's sharp rocks, steep inclines, thick brush and slippery conditions made it difficult for rescue teams to access.
"We want to thank all the first responders and volunteers that put many hours into this search since Sunday," the sheriff's department said in a statement. "Zuleika's recovery can hopefully bring closure and peace to the family and all involved in this tragic incident."