Crews searching a national park in Wyoming for missing Gabby Petito found a body "consistent" with the 22-year-old woman in a remote area on Sunday but have not yet made a formal identification, the FBI said.
Petito was reported missing after her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, returned home from a months-long cross-country trip without her on Sept. 1. Laundrie, 23, has been named a "person of interest" in the case.
"Earlier today human remains were discovered consistent with Gabrielle Petito," FBI spokesman Charles Jones told reporters at a press conference.
"Full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found Gabby, but her family has been notified of this discovery," Jones said, adding that the cause of death was yet to be determined.
The Teton County Coroner's Office said earlier on Sunday that they had been called to retrieve a body from a national forest. Medical examiners there were expected to perform an autopsy which might lead to identification.
Law enforcement officials declined to release any further information.
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Petito was reported missing after her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, returned home from a months-long cross-country trip without her on Sept. 1. Laundrie, 23, has been named a "person of interest" in the case.
"Earlier today human remains were discovered consistent with Gabrielle Petito," FBI spokesman Charles Jones told reporters at a press conference.
"Full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found Gabby, but her family has been notified of this discovery," Jones said, adding that the cause of death was yet to be determined.
The Teton County Coroner's Office said earlier on Sunday that they had been called to retrieve a body from a national forest. Medical examiners there were expected to perform an autopsy which might lead to identification.
Law enforcement officials declined to release any further information.
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