GLENHAVEN, Calif. – The search for a missing woman ended on Wednesday when authorities discovered her body with her wrecked vehicle above Glenhaven.
Noelle Anne Shofner, 26, was found inside her 2001 Jeep Cherokee Wednesday morning, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Shofner – who also went by the last name of Lenz – had been reported missing to the sheriff's office on Saturday, Brooks said.
Her cousin told Lake County News earlier this week that Shofner had last been seen leaving her Glenhaven home in her Jeep on Oct. 28. She had left behind her cell phone, laptop and dog.
At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday the California Highway Patrol and Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a report of a Jeep through a fence in a remote area in the hills above Glenhaven, Brooks said.
Radio reports indicated that the Jeep was found in an area off of Glenhaven Drive.
Northshore Fire Chief Jay Beristianos told Lake County News that he and his firefighters responded to the scene, which was located on private property.
Brooks said the white Jeep was located down a steep embankment below a dirt access road. It appeared the Jeep had rolled several times before coming to rest against a tree.
A deceased female was located inside the vehicle. Brooks said she was positively identified as Shofner, and the white Jeep was confirmed to be the vehicle she was last seen driving.
Brooks said Shofner’s cause of death is pending an autopsy that will be performed later this week.
Shofner was a tattoo model who recently had been staying in Glenhaven. She was studying psychology and was interested in pursuing a career helping children.
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Missing woman found dead at Glenhaven crash scene
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