Vermont
Missing Middlebury Teen Rebecca Ball Found Dead
- Alison Novak ©️ Seven Days
- Reverend Paul Olsson talking on the vigil
A canine search group discovered the teenager’s physique in a wooded space in Weybridge, on the west facet of Otter Creek and north of Beldens Falls, police stated. That is not removed from the place she was final seen, in Wright Park in Middlebury round 4 p.m. on March 29.
Ball, who had autism, had walked away after leaving a health care provider’s appointment.
Police stated her demise just isn’t thought of suspicious, however the medical expert will conduct an post-mortem.
“Rebecca had an exquisite, artistic spirit that we’ll miss deeply,” Burrows wrote.
He stated faculty directors would meet with employees from the Counseling Service of Addison County and the Vermont State Police’s sufferer companies group to type a plan to help Ball’s household, associates and the varsity neighborhood.
Vigil for Lacking Middlebury Teen Attracts Tons of
Vigil for Lacking Middlebury Teen Attracts Tons of
By Alison Novak
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The grim discovery got here days after Middlebury residents gathered in town inexperienced to carry a prayer vigil for Ball. Reverend Paul Olsson of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church described the teenager, a parishioner, as a voracious reader who “greater than something loves her peppermint tea within the morning.”
- Alison Novak
- A vigil for Rebecca Ball on Sunday in Middlebury
Tons of of neighborhood members took half in search efforts for Ball, posting “lacking” flyers round city; going door-to-door to unfold the phrase of her disappearance; looking out neighborhoods and woods; and posting info, questions and maps of areas they’d searched in a Fb group referred to as “Assist Discover Rebecca Ball.”
“We ask that everybody respect and provides house to those that love Becca as they grieve this loss,” the publish learn. “Relaxation straightforward, candy lady.”