A body found in the woods in Cape May County, New Jersey, may be that of a young woman missing since July, authorities said.
Detectives could not positively identify the remains, but evidence at the scene points to the possibility that it is 18-year-old Whitesboro resident Leila Bellamy, last seen July 14, the Middle Township Police Department said.
Leila Bellamy was last seen July 14, 2021, police said.
The body was discovered Wednesday in a “densely wooded area” along the 200 block of East Lena Street in the Whitesboro section of Middle Township as state police and MTPD officers conducted a follow-up search on a missing persons case, the department said.
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The Southern Regional Medical Office will be charged with identifying the remains
