Authorities on Saturday recovered "unidentified human remains" in the Yucca Valley that could belong to a New Jersey woman who vanished from the area over three months ago.
Lauren Cho, 30, went missing the evening of June 28 after leaving her Airbnb in the Morongo Valley, about a 30 minute drive north of Palm Springs, prompting an extensive search in the months since.
The San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday they found a body over the weekend at the "rugged terrain of the open desert of Yucca Valley." The San Bernadino County’s Coroner’s Division will work to identify the body and determine a cause of death.
The identification process could take several weeks, authorities noted.
"No further information will be released until the identity of the deceased has been confirmed," officials said in a release.
Search teams used a bevy of resources to search for Cho, including canine teams and fixed wing aircrafts to investigate the remote mountain terrain.
The sheriff's office previously stated the Cho, a New Jersey resident, was staying at the rental with a group of friends and became upset over an unidentified issue. She allegedly walked out of the residence without taking food, water or her phone and has not been seen since.
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