Skeletal remains found by hikers in Washington state woods identified as woman missing since 2024

Washington authorities authorities confirmed skeletal remains precocious discovered by hikers successful Rose Valley beryllium to a missing 33-year-old woman, who disappeared astir a year-and-a-half ago.

Two young men hiking successful a wooded country connected Sunday discovered skeletal remains and covering successful Rose Valley and notified authorities, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.

A photograph of the bones was sent to a forensic anthropologist who identified them arsenic human.

The pursuing day, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office coordinated with the sheriff’s bureau and aggregate hunt and rescue teams to behaviour an organized hunt of the country for further remains.

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Hailey Athay disappeared successful November 2024, according to her family. (Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office)

One of the men who had recovered the bones led the hunt enactment to the area, and astir implicit skeletal remains were found, arsenic good arsenic aggregate items of covering and idiosyncratic belongings, according to the sheriff's office.

The determination was successful the mediate of an country that a detective had identified, done probe and interviews, arsenic an country of involvement successful the disappearance of Hailey E. Athay, 33, of Cowlitz County, who was past seen by her household successful Kelso, Washington, successful November 2024.

She was reported missing successful January 2025, according to the sheriff's office.

A person of Athay said she was going mushroom picking with a antheral earlier her disappearance, section affiliate FOX 13 Seattle reported.

Prior searches had been conducted adjacent the area, but the sheriff's bureau said nary grounds had been recovered.

On Tuesday, a forensic odontologist examined the recovered skull and compared the teeth to dental records for Athay, confirming a match.

The sheriff's bureau antecedently searched a adjacent country successful transportation with Athay's disappearance. (Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office)

Officials said Athay's origin and mode of decease stay nether investigation, pending an investigation by a forensic anthropologist.

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It is unclear if immoderate suspects person been identified successful Athay's disappearance, oregon if foul play is suspected.

Athay’s mother, Nicole Brooks, told section outlet KPTV that Athay was a parent of 3 daughters.