On Saturday, October 18, 2014, Yuma County Sheriff’s Office Investigators were present during the autopsy of the unidentified female that was found in the Colorado River on October 15, 2014. The Pima County Medical Examiner’s autopsy revealed that the female victim had a single gunshot wound to the chest that resulted in her death.
On Sunday, October 19, 2014, YCSO Investigators, Search and Rescue Unit, and Sheriff’s Posse, along with the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office and the De Anza Search and Rescue Unit, searched the area of the Colorado River for numerous hours–on both the Arizona and California side–where the victim was found for any signs of a crime scene or evidence.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at approximately 11:20 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a deceased person in the Colorado River at approximately South Avenue 6 ½ E. The YCSO, with the assistance of United States Border Patrol BORSTAR, recovered the remains of an unidentified female wearing blue jeans and an orange tank top.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone with any information concerning this investigation is asked to contact Investigator Pesce or Investigator Avenetti, at (928) 783-4427 or 78-CRIME to remain anonymous.