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Woman missing for weeks is found dead by four teens on dirt bikes, Utah cops say

Four teens on dirt bikes found a missing woman's body, police said.
Four teens on dirt bikes found a missing woman's body, police said.

Teens were riding dirt bikes in Utah and stumbled upon a woman’s body, police told news outlets.

The body was found near Randolph, about 115 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, on Friday, April 8, the Rich County Sheriff’s Office told KUTV. A group of four teens on dirt bikes reported the body to authorities, according to KSL.

No identification was found on the woman’s body, ABC 4 reported. An autopsy revealed the woman to be Sophia Lower, 22, from Layton, according to KUTV./

Her family reported her missing on March 29 after they hadn’t heard from her in weeks.

A cause of death had not been released as of Friday, April 15, according to ABC 4. The investigation is ongoing.

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This story was originally published April 15, 2022 at 9:47 AM with the headline "Woman missing for weeks is found dead by four teens on dirt bikes, Utah cops say."

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Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Maddie Capron is a McClatchy Real-Time News Reporter focused on the outdoors and wildlife in the western U.S. She graduated from Ohio University and previously worked at CNN, the Idaho Statesman and Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism.
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