A woman from upstate New York was found dead Tuesday morning.
Leah Veritt, 29, left her home in Amherst, about 10 miles from downtown Buffalo on Saturday, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, black pajama pants and a blue flower patterned backpack. wkbw.
She reportedly saw her last walk through the snowy forest behind her house. There, the temperature reached 25 degrees and snow covered the ground.
Veritt's family reported that she went missing Monday, setting a fire in searches throughout the area.
During the search, barefoot prints and handprints were found near a stream and pond in the direction she was believed to be heading.
The civilian volunteer found the 29-year-old body in East Amherst waters at 9:55am on Tuesday, three days after she disappeared.
The Amherst Police Department is currently investigating Veritt's death.
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Neighbors who live near where Bellitto's body was found are called “devastating.”
“It was so cold, so it happened. Maybe I went for a walk, I was just confused, I was frozen here, and incredibly sad,” Trisha Tower told WKBW.
Alesha Conte, a volunteer who helped search for Belitt, said “it's going to be hit by the house” when someone in the community goes missing.
“Me, my husband and our children…we live in Amherst and you know it hits you, and when you see what's happening in your community it's You're bumping into your house,” Conte shared.
“And everyone needs help there… something like this doesn't get enough help.”
Nearby resident Tom Ciaramonte said he and his son joined the search for the missing 29-year-old after hearing about the loss of failure during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
After learning about Belitt's death, Ciaramonte couldn't believe that her body had been found near his house.
“They found her here on Dodge Road in Creek…” he said. “Unhappy for the family. Very sad for the family.”
Berlitt, a private Catholic Girls School from Nardine Academy, attended high school and graduated in 2015. Post to Facebook They said they were “sad” to hear the news of her death.
“The whole Nardin community prays and expresses that sincere sadness. Our thoughts lie in all of them,” a school official wrote.
