The body of Zuleika Witron, a 28-year-old retired US Army sergeant, was discovered in the Carbon River after she fell during a storm. Witron was exploring with her girlfriend and dogs when she slipped into the water while trying to save one of her dogs. Her body was found by a civilian with a drone, prompting relief for her family. Kiara, Witron's sister, expressed both grief and gratitude for finding her sister, highlighting the community’s involvement in the recovery efforts.
Witron's body was found by a civilian who was flying a drone in the area, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said.
'Of course, my family and I, we're all broken, but it's a huge sense of relief that we finally found my sister so we could say goodbye to her,' her younger sister, Kiara Witron, said.
'The dog was a little further up ahead of her and the dog was on a slippery rock and she was starting to slip so my sister kind of panicked...they ended up both slipping and falling into the water together,' Kiara said.
Hundreds of volunteers came out in search of Witron, including Dustin Garrett, who saw a Facebook tip about something floating in the river and came out Friday morning with his drone for a closer look.
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