Find out from this article what happened to Amanda Webster, a teacher who was discovered dead in the river in Puerto Rico.
Police in Puerto Rico confirmed Saturday that a body was discovered during their search for missing 44-year-old Amanda Lynn Webster. The body was discovered in a rocky region of a river, according to police.
Authorities also stated that the body they discovered has not been officially recognised. According to a police Facebook post, the search for Webster began last Wednesday.
According to sources close to Webster’s family, the deceased person discovered in Puerto Rico was Webster.
According to family members and local authorities, an Indianapolis woman and local elementary teacher went missing while on vacation in Puerto Rico.
On Friday, Local Police Commissioner Antonio Lopez Figueroa activated a missing-person alert. He asked local citizens on the Island to help search for Webster, last seen in Casa Parcha, sector Camino Viejo in Naguabo, a city on the east side of the island, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
What happened to Amanda Webster?
Amanda Webster, an Indianapolis resident and art teacher at Thompson Crossing Elementary School in Franklin Township, did not return from a vacation on the island, according to friends.
Local Police Commissioner Antonio Lopez Figueroa issued an “Ashanti Alert” on Friday, requesting Puerto Ricans to assist in the search for Webster, who was reported missing earlier this week.
“Amanda Lynn Webster was reported missing on Wednesday by the landlord of the place she is staying at, after realising she failed to leave the home as agreed upon and left her belongings and a rented car on the property,” according to an English translation of a local police post.
Webster is a 5’6″ 147-pound white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, according to authorities.
Friends confirm Amanda Webster was found dead in a river in Puerto Rico
On Saturday, Puerto Rico Police said that a body had been discovered floating in a rocky portion of the Rio Blanco neighbourhood of the river while searching for missing elementary school teacher Amanda Webster. Police said they couldn’t confirm whether the body showed signs of violence at this time.
“The body was found upside down floating in a rocky area of the river, so the CIC team of the Police, along with the Prosecutor’s Office and staff of the Forensic Institute are working on the extraction and identification process of it. At this stage, it is not possible to identify the gender of the body or conclude if it shows signs of violence.”
Friends and family members who confirmed the dead person’s death Amanda Webster told WTHR that they are still reeling from the news. Sharon Rickson, one of her closest friends, stated that Webster’s death will have an impact on a large number of individuals.
“I’m just happy she was found and that her family, her students, the community, and all her friends can have some form of closure even though it’s pretty earth-shattering. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of lives she directly impacted. A lot of people are going to be feeling this loss.”
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