A body that matches the body of the missing young Gabrielle Petito was found this Sunday in Wyoming National Park in the US, the US Federal Police (FBI) said.
“At the beginning of today [domingo]human remains were found that matched the description of Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, “FBI agent Charles Jones said at a press conference.
The body was found by law enforcement officers who spent the past two days in camps in a nature park in search of a 22-year-old girl.
According to the FBI special agent, the cause of death has not yet been established. “Full forensic identification has not yet been completed to 100% confirm that we have found Gabby, but her family has already been notified,” he added.
“This is an extremely difficult time for the family. [de Petito] and friends, “he stressed.
Charles Jones said investigators are still looking for information from those who saw Gabrielle or her boyfriend outside campgrounds located on the east side of the park, the same location where it was searched this weekend.
Gabby and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Brian Landry, traveled around the country in a converted van in July to visit national parks in the western United States.
On August 12, police in Moab, Utah approached the couple after an altercation between them.
Police said Landry was alone as he rode the van back to his parents’ home in North Port, Florida on September 1. The Petito family reported the girl missing on September 11 to Suffolk County, New York police.
Landry, 23, was designated a “person of interest” in the case. He was last seen on Tuesday by family members in Florida, and investigators have searched for him over the past two days in a wildlife sanctuary covering more than 9,712 hectares (Carlton Sanctuary) in Sarasota County, Florida, with more than 160 kilometers of trails. like camping.
