Scottsdale police have identified a body found in a canal Saturday morning as a missing 28-year-old woman from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
Scottsdale police have identified the body found in a canal as a woman who had been reported missing since March 22 from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.Passion Schurz, 28, was last seen alive at her home on March 19, but investigators are still determining how she died.
Scottsdale police say someone walking along the canal near Indian Bend and Hayden roads around 8 a.m. on March 28 spotted the body and called it in, prompting officers to respond and work to recover the body from the water.Investigators say they initially identified Schurz based on tattoos, physical characteristics, and clothing, but what was missing were signs of trauma such as fractures, stab wounds, or gunshot injuries.Leila Woodard with the Missing in America Network says Schurz was deeply loved by her community and that the circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain mysterious."She was very loved by her family and community in that she was a mother, you know, and this was very unusual," Woodard said. "She left without her wallet and her purse, which she never did that. And so just the circumstances around her being missing was very concerning."Scottsdale Police are handling the death investigation, while Salt River Police are investigating her disappearance. Map of the area where the body was found.
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