Utah
Human remains found in southern Utah identified as aunt of Elizabeth Salgado
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah — Human stays that have been positioned by a hiker in southern Utah over the weekend have been recognized as these of Miriam Salgado, who was reported lacking in 2021.
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace stated they reached their conclusion based mostly on private belongings that have been discovered on the scene, and her household has been notified.
Salgado, 46, was reported lacking in August 2021 and deputies discovered her automobile on a dust highway deserted in an unincorporated space of Washington County close to Zion Nationwide Park on Sept. 20.
“The Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace Search and Rescue Workforce searched the encompassing space however have been unable to find Miriam or any indicators that she was within the space at the moment,” the division stated in a press launch.
Relations stated Salgado had psychological well being issues and police discovered her sleeping in her automobile within the weeks main as much as her disappearance.
Salgado’s stays have been despatched to the Utah Workplace of the Medical Examiner for an post-mortem. Deputies stated their preliminary investigation didn’t reveal any suspicious circumstances, however the case stays energetic and ongoing.
Salgado is the aunt of Elizabeth Salgado, whose search captured Utah’s consideration in April 2015 and once more in Could 2018, when her stays have been present in Hobble Creek Canyon.
Earlier this 12 months, Salgado’s household put out a plea to the general public for data, believing a gaggle that gathered simply days earlier than her 2015 disappearance could maintain solutions as to who killed her.
Elizabeth Salgado’s household calls for information from church occasion days earlier than her 2015 homicide