Found Deceased AZ - Raegan Heitzig, 26, Lake Havasu, 1 Sept 2018 *Involved in Boating Accident*

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP57222
Raegan Heitzig

Female, White / Caucasian
Height 5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight 145 lbs

Brown Hair
Brown Eyes

Clothing
Bathing suit

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact September 1, 2018
NamUs Case Created May 9, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Lake Havasu, Arizona
Mohave County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Raegan was involved in a boating accident on Lake Havasu on the Colorado River near the borders of Arizona and California on 09/01/2018.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Here is an article written about Raegan being gone for a year:

https://vcreporter.com/2019/08/star...ers-daughter-one-year-after-boating-accident/ (Aug 28, 2019)

Kirra [Drury], 23, and her friend Raegan Heitzig, 26, both Ventura residents, died in a boating accident on the Arizona/California border of the Colorado River last year over Labor Day Weekend. Kirra was a well-known bartender who worked at The Tavern while Heitzig worked at Social Tap, both in Ventura.

A celebration of life for Heitzig will be held on Friday, Sept. 20, in Visalia, her hometown. Heitzig’s body has not been recovered from the river since the accident.

More about Kirra and Raegan at the link.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Here is an article from January 9, 2019 that explains how the accident occurred:

Four months later, search continues for boating accident victim

Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster said that a boat carrying 10 people and another vessel with six people on board collided head-on Sept. 1, 2018, on the river that borders California and Arizona.

Some witnesses said neither boat had lights on at the time of the collision. None of the boaters wore life jackets, which aren't required but are recommended by authorities, Schuster said.

Both boats sank and passing boaters pulled victims from the water, he said.

Law enforcement agencies from San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and surrounding agencies rushed to the scene and helped with search operations.

It is a long, informative article that mentions the other victims, where they were from, continued searching, fundraising, etc.

 

[Gardener1850]

Here is an article from January 9, 2019 that explains how the accident occurred:

Four months later, search continues for boating accident victim



It is a long, informative article that mentions the other victims, where they were from, continued searching, fundraising, etc.

This is so sad. Thank you for find that article @TatianaBarbie

When I posted Raegan's thread last night I was hoping that perhaps there may be some alternate explanation for the boating accident story (like in some cases there are not any witnesses and they only find an empty boat they assume the missing person was in). But with so many witnesses and other victims I think there is no doubt she perished in the river and simply has not been found. How tragic and depressing this must be for her family. I hope they find her remains soon so that her family can have some closure/sense of resolution. MOO.

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Raegan.
Woman's Body Found Along Colorado River Identified As Ventura Student Killed In 2018 Boat Crash

July 24, 2020 at 3:25 pm
VENTURA (CBSLA) — The body of a woman recovered from the California shoreline of the Colorado River this month has been identified as a Ventura college student who went missing after the boat she was in crashed in 2018.

Authorities used dental records Thursday to identify the remains as 26-year-old Raegan Heitzig. The body was found on July 2 on the California shoreline of the Colorado River about half a mile south of Blankenship Bend.