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Teenager’s body found in remote areas of Northern California several months after her disappearance
The discovery of the remains of a teenager in Northern California last week was positively identified as a 19-year-old who disappeared from Oakland for nearly three months, officials confirmed. Tatiana Dugger, 19, disappeared in January. The body of the Oroville teenager was found hundreds of miles away in Siskiyou County near the Oregon border last week. On March 28, a hiker reportedly found a deceased woman heading to the U.S. Forest Service near U.S. Route 97, about eight miles northeast of Weed, California, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. The densely wooded area is about 40 miles east of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. On April 1, an autopsy was performed on the body; a quick DNA test confirmed that the remains belonged to Dugger. At this point, it is unclear whether disorder is suspected in Dugger’s death. A cause and manner of death was not immediately disclosed. However, authorities indicated that Dugger’s remains may have been a ‘long period’ in the deserted area. “The deceased was female and was located in a remote area off the driveway, and she appears to have been there for some time,” the sheriff of Siskiyou County said in a statement. Investigators did not release any further details. “This is an ongoing investigation and additional circumstances surrounding Tatiana’s death will not be disclosed at this time,” the Siskiyou County sheriff added. Dugger’s family originally reported her missing on Jan. 9. According to the phone numbers after which investigators questioned the teenager’s family, it was Oakland, according to Oakland. It is unclear how Dugger ended up nearly 300 miles from where she disappeared. Tatiana Sunshine Dugger Photo: Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. Dugger recently moved to Los Angeles shortly before she went missing, KTXL television station in Sacramento reported. Her family said she was staying at a hotel in East Oakland during her disappearance. A wellness check of the room, carried out by the police, yielded no evidence to indicate foul play or kidnapping. On New Year’s Eve, however, Dugger’s family said she left her family home and drove to Oakland with an unknown man. “She left with him and went down to Oakland, so she was basically in Oakland for about a week,” her sister, Savannah Moreno, told KTVU. She added that their mother last spoke to Dugger on January 7 and that “everything looked fine.” However, the teenager’s social media accounts darkened shortly afterwards and her phone would go directly to the voicemail, according to her sister. “, ever disappear without talking to us,” Moreno told Oakland station. Someone in the family talks to her every day, whether it’s texting, Snapchat or Instagram. ‘Dugger’s family had earlier pleaded for any help in locating the missing persons. “Anything, whether they think it’s big or small, we do not know, which could lead to finding her,” Moreno said. “At this point, we need all the help we can get.” A number of provinces, state and federal law enforcement agencies assisted in the investigation into the missing teenager. Anyone with information related to Dugger’s disappearance or death is asked to contact Siskiyou Province’s 24-hour tip line at 530-841-2900. our communities to deal with BCSO, OPD or SCSO if they have additional information on the death of me. Dugger, ”the sheriff of Butte County added.