Found Deceased OR - Maya Sanders, 29, scarf located on Riverwalk, Astoria, 12 Mar 2019 *disabilities, in danger*

[PommyMommy]

Ground search suspended for missing woman last seen on Astoria Riverwalk
In an update from Astoria 911 Dispatch Thursday morning, officials said several tips about Sanders were received Wednesday. One of the tips confirmed that she was spotted on the North Tongue Point industrial area around 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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Ground search was suspended Friday, but crews do have plans to return to the area to conduct shoreline searches.

No new discoveries in search for missing Astoria woman
The Clatsop County Marine Patrol will continue searching the area over the next couple weeks.

 

[GraceG]

It was just a thought I had. Goonies always led me to believe Astoria was perched on a cliff, over a rocky seashore. Be at peace, Maya.

The houses and the bowling alley, as well as the museum building where Mikey’s dad worked in the movie, are all in Astoria, and are still there, (though one of the homes if NOT open to tourists).
The outdoor sequences of Goonies were actually filmed 26 miles South of Astoria, at Ecola State Park's Cannon Beach (bonus: scenes from Point Break and Twilight were filmed there too). It is very beautiful and rugged.
The rock that the Goonies use to navigate the map is an infamous sea stack that's known as Haystack Rock which is in Cannon Beach Oregon. It should be pretty easy to spot, as its one of the world's tallest sea stacks. (we used to vacation there). It’s even further south of Ecola State Park.
Astoria though is a very beautiful little town. I hope Maya found her final peace there.

 

[WhereIsMaya?]

I pray this is not Maya.

Body found in Columbia County - Portland news - NewsLocker
A body was found in Columbia County on Wednesday afternoon.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said shortly after noon they received a report about a female’s body on the side of Neer City Road in Rainier. Deputies said they have a tentatively identified the body but are in the process of notifying family members.

16th and Marine Dr, Astoria to Neer City Road, Rainier: Google Maps

It was not Maya. It was a teenage girl close to the end of her own driveway.

 

[WhereIsMaya?]

There is of course the riverfront. Could she have ended up in the water? I hate to wonder that, but it's right there in plain view.

In the town where I live and work, there's a sweet young man who has Asperger's. He has a job at McDonald's but is unable to drive himself, so he is driven to his job by his mother or his grandmother. He's mostly a responsible young man, but he has his moments of getting swept up in what his friends are doing. Or because he gets frustrated with his life and wants some excitement. I was curious whether Maya was also not allowed to have a driver's license? Did she commonly walk everywhere and people knew her by sight because of her unique, personal style (she looks like a charming young lady) and because they saw her walking nearly every day? Could she have been offered a ride by someone? Someone she'd met before, but either intended her harm or had a romantic interest in her? I noticed on GOOGLE Street View that several of the downtown businesses are in older buildings that have second story apartments. Could someone have seen her and lured her inside? Could she be spending several days with this person, unaware that everyone is looking for her? I truly hope she comes home soon, safe and sound.

Please don't make any assumptions about Maya's Asperger's. There's a saying...."once you've met one person with autism [Asperger's IS autism], you've met ONE person with autism". We are all different, most of us are well above average intelligence.

She is a friend of mine from an Asperger's group. Haven't talked to her in a couple years & am heartbroken. Nothing is adding up. They called off the search after only 2 days. She went out of camera view when she walked on the pier. She easily could have walked back to land out of camera view. Just because a dog stopped at the end of the pier does not mean the dog wasn't also "hitting" on her scent back to the land side of the pier. That same day on the local news there was a piece about a rescue dog starting his job as a police canine. What mother would take a dog's word for it that her child is gone forever without any trail or evidence? The family seems to have taken the police's "we believe she possibly into the water" as confirmation that she's gone forever. Then no more posts about Maya. That does NOT make sense. People don't just give up searching for their loved ones after 3 days, with no body identification.

She either still worked or used to work at the Comfort Suites, so she could have been visiting work people, picking up a paycheck, etc. She went to an ATM, but I don't know if she got money or made deposit or just checked her balance.

I have a theory that she did have an ex stalking her & maybe she wanted him to believe she was gone forever. A mutual friend thought she recalled Maya talking about an ex she was having trouble with maybe a year ago or so. I don't suspect foul play from her family. The lack of pleading everyone for help finding Maya only makes sense (to me) if she wanted/needed to disappear for her safety.

Someone asked about people in the area being familiar with her & I have seen fb posts that many were familiar with her. She was wearing a distinctive sweater & pink shoes that would stand out.

 

[ADKGemini]

We could possibly know each other, lol.

The article I posted has been updated now. Prayers for her family and loved ones. Rest peacefully, Sarah.

"The woman whose body was found in Columbia County on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 18-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Zuber, of Rainier."

It's not her. See above.

Sad, she was also missing but not much attention to it.

 

[GraceG]

Please don't make any assumptions about Maya's Asperger's. There's a saying...."once you've met one person with autism [Asperger's IS autism], you've met ONE person with autism". We are all different, most of us are well above average intelligence.

She is a friend of mine from an Asperger's group. Haven't talked to her in a couple years & am heartbroken. Nothing is adding up. They called off the search after only 2 days. She went out of camera view when she walked on the pier. She easily could have walked back to land out of camera view. Just because a dog stopped at the end of the pier does not mean the dog wasn't also "hitting" on her scent back to the land side of the pier. That same day on the local news there was a piece about a rescue dog starting his job as a police canine. What mother would take a dog's word for it that her child is gone forever without any trail or evidence? The family seems to have taken the police's "we believe she possibly into the water" as confirmation that she's gone forever. Then no more posts about Maya. That does NOT make sense. People don't just give up searching for their loved ones after 3 days, with no body identification.

She either still worked or used to work at the Comfort Suites, so she could have been visiting work people, picking up a paycheck, etc. She went to an ATM, but I don't know if she got money or made deposit or just checked her balance.

I have a theory that she did have an ex stalking her & maybe she wanted him to believe she was gone forever. A mutual friend thought she recalled Maya talking about an ex she was having trouble with maybe a year ago or so. I don't suspect foul play from her family. The lack of pleading everyone for help finding Maya only makes sense (to me) if she wanted/needed to disappear for her safety.

Someone asked about people in the area being familiar with her & I have seen fb posts that many were familiar with her. She was wearing a distinctive sweater & pink shoes that would stand out.

I am truly sorry for your missing friend. But although she went out of camera frame briefly when she went to the end of the pier, had she walked BACK to safety the camera would have picked her up returning. LE reported that the camera did not show her returning, and if the camera was set up in a manner that she could have returned without being on film, LE would take that into account. Police say missing Astoria woman walked out on pier and may have entered water

 

[Pipsissiway_Potts]

Please don't make any assumptions about Maya's Asperger's. There's a saying...."once you've met one person with autism [Asperger's IS autism], you've met ONE person with autism". We are all different, most of us are well above average intelligence.

She is a friend of mine from an Asperger's group. Haven't talked to her in a couple years & am heartbroken. Nothing is adding up. They called off the search after only 2 days. She went out of camera view when she walked on the pier. She easily could have walked back to land out of camera view. Just because a dog stopped at the end of the pier does not mean the dog wasn't also "hitting" on her scent back to the land side of the pier. That same day on the local news there was a piece about a rescue dog starting his job as a police canine. What mother would take a dog's word for it that her child is gone forever without any trail or evidence? The family seems to have taken the police's "we believe she possibly into the water" as confirmation that she's gone forever. Then no more posts about Maya. That does NOT make sense. People don't just give up searching for their loved ones after 3 days, with no body identification.

She either still worked or used to work at the Comfort Suites, so she could have been visiting work people, picking up a paycheck, etc. She went to an ATM, but I don't know if she got money or made deposit or just checked her balance.

I have a theory that she did have an ex stalking her & maybe she wanted him to believe she was gone forever. A mutual friend thought she recalled Maya talking about an ex she was having trouble with maybe a year ago or so. I don't suspect foul play from her family. The lack of pleading everyone for help finding Maya only makes sense (to me) if she wanted/needed to disappear for her safety.

Someone asked about people in the area being familiar with her & I have seen fb posts that many were familiar with her. She was wearing a distinctive sweater & pink shoes that would stand out.

 

[PommyMommy]

Sad, she was also missing but not much attention to it.

To my knowledge, there was never a missing report on Sarah. She went for a walk late in the evening of the 12th and was found deceased early the next morning. Yes, very sad. MOO

 

[WhereIsMaya?]

I am truly sorry for your missing friend. But although she went out of camera frame briefly when she went to the end of the pier, had she walked BACK to safety the camera would have picked her up returning. LE reported that the camera did not show her returning, and if the camera was set up in a manner that she could have returned without being on film, LE would take that into account. Police say missing Astoria woman walked out on pier and may have entered water

Thank you! And that's just it, we don't know if the camera has full view of the width of the pier. If she went out of camera view going onto the pier, it's possible she walked back out of camera view. They just stopped looking on day 2. That does not make sense. Also, if she needed to disappear for her own safety, from Google Earth, that pier is very close to wooded area. It's possible she could have swam or water-walked back to shore under the pier out of camera view. I know the odds, but this case is fishy. If she'd gone into the water & drowned, something would have washed up by now. When people lose someone, they can't post enough about their loved one on social media. A mother doesn't give up after 2 days and assume her baby is dead, with no body, no socks or clothing or something. They beg the public for help in searching....none of that is happening or has since that "possibly went into the water" report from the police. My Aspie friends & I have been very distraught & hyperfocused on this since the day she went missing. We've studied it to death. It doesn't add up.

I've seen on I can't remember which pages, but the missing report of her has been deleted from some local news outlet, and an Oregon missing people fb page. That doesn't happen. Why would that be deleted when she hasn't been found?

It's just so heartwrenching & frustrating to not know but know that we may never know. If she needed someone to believe she is dead, no one can inform us either. We Aspies are empathic & empathetic & feel this pain very deeply. I wish I could afford to go out there & look for her myself.

 

[WhereIsMaya?]

It was just a thought I had. Goonies always led me to believe Astoria was perched on a cliff, over a rocky seashore. Be at peace, Maya.

I too hope she is at peace, alive. There is no body, no evidence of loss of life & until there is, she still could be alive.

 

[ADKGemini]

So the pink shoes...

EATON RAPIDS TWP. — The Eaton County Sheriff's Department is asking for tips from the public to help identify a homicide victim found in Eaton Rapids Township.

The department released a photo of the woman's shoes on Thursday, which are a pair of size 10, pink Nike brand tennis shoes. She also was wearing a black "Faded Glory" hooded coat with fur lining the outside of the hood, size XL, and a black or dark gray hooded long sleeve "Vanity" brand shirt.

Her body was found in a wooded area in Eaton Rapids Township on March 27. Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police said the body was in an advanced state of decomposition.

The body was found in the area of Wilbur Highway and Spruce Road at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release.

Detectives have not yet identified the woman and have no official cause of death.


If you have additional information, you can call Detective Rick Buxton at 517-323-8484.
Police release photo of Eaton Rapids Twp. homicide victim's shoe, ask for tips from public

 

[PommyMommy]

So the pink shoes...

EATON RAPIDS TWP. — The Eaton County Sheriff's Department is asking for tips from the public to help identify a homicide victim found in Eaton Rapids Township.

The department released a photo of the woman's shoes on Thursday, which are a pair of size 10, pink Nike brand tennis shoes. She also was wearing a black "Faded Glory" hooded coat with fur lining the outside of the hood, size XL, and a black or dark gray hooded long sleeve "Vanity" brand shirt.

Her body was found in a wooded area in Eaton Rapids Township on March 27. Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police said the body was in an advanced state of decomposition.

The body was found in the area of Wilbur Highway and Spruce Road at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release.

Detectives have not yet identified the woman and have no official cause of death.


If you have additional information, you can call Detective Rick Buxton at 517-323-8484.
Police release photo of Eaton Rapids Twp. homicide victim's shoe, ask for tips from public

Sounds more like Kenyatta Drain, missing Nov 9, 2018 from Detroit MI.

Detroit police seek missing woman, 39, who suffers from mental illness
Investigators said Drain was last seen wearing a black coat, gray hooded sweatshirt and pink shoes.

 

[ADKGemini]

Size 10 so I would think tall right? .... Can't really find height on either

 

[GraceG]

So the pink shoes...

EATON RAPIDS TWP. — The Eaton County Sheriff's Department is asking for tips from the public to help identify a homicide victim found in Eaton Rapids Township.

The department released a photo of the woman's shoes on Thursday, which are a pair of size 10, pink Nike brand tennis shoes. She also was wearing a black "Faded Glory" hooded coat with fur lining the outside of the hood, size XL, and a black or dark gray hooded long sleeve "Vanity" brand shirt.

Her body was found in a wooded area in Eaton Rapids Township on March 27. Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police said the body was in an advanced state of decomposition.

The body was found in the area of Wilbur Highway and Spruce Road at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release.

Detectives have not yet identified the woman and have no official cause of death.


If you have additional information, you can call Detective Rick Buxton at 517-323-8484.
Police release photo of Eaton Rapids Twp. homicide victim's shoe, ask for tips from public

 

[GraceG]

Her going missing in Oregon and the body being found in Michigan is pretty unlikely. No one would drive that far with a body in the car and if the person was alive, there would have to be overnight stops, gas stops, and rest stops where she could call for help. I am guessing the pink show belongs to a missing Michigan woman.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 9, 2019 - This article is about the Trident, but briefly mentions Maya.

Partnership forms to fight fires from the river
In 2014, the Port of Astoria took ownership of the Trident, a federally funded emergency response boat with high-tech equipment and two water cannons, promising to add a new dimension to waterfront firefighting.

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During training, the crews went out twice to search for Maya Sanders, a Svensen woman who disappeared into the Columbia River near Tongue Point in March.

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[WhereIsMaya?]

UPDATE: Maya is still missing but there are clues & info the family was advised/ordered not to share with anyone. Her sister posted some (and there is a lot) of the information on Maya's social media after 6 months passed. It seems that she was catfished by 2 women, probably picked up by a boat that someone who worked in that building had to tell to leave that area. I fear she was/is trafficked.

 

[Dre]

Ugh that is so disheartening, but I pray this is the case and she gets out alive and as soon as possible...
thank you for the update @WhereIsMaya?

 

[GraceG]

UPDATE: Maya is still missing but there are clues & info the family was advised/ordered not to share with anyone. Her sister posted some (and there is a lot) of the information on Maya's social media after 6 months passed. It seems that she was catfished by 2 women, probably picked up by a boat that someone who worked in that building had to tell to leave that area. I fear she was/is trafficked.

There's very little if any boat traffic (as far as docking) where she was last seen. I'm not saying it was impossible but in all the times I've been there the boats have all been much further West.

 

[PeriwinkleE]

Holy jeez. Don’t know how I missed this update. Is there any new info?