Body in Manistee forest believed to be missing woman Rebecca Parks

• In response to police, a citizen investigation discovered a physique in Manistee Nationwide Forest on Tuesday, November 25.
• Police are awaiting an post-mortem to substantiate whether or not it’s 22-year-old Rebecca Parks, who has been lacking since November 4.

A physique discovered by a civilian search get together in Manistee Nationwide Forest at roughly 2:16 PM on Tuesday, November 25 is believed, however not but confirmed, to be Rebecca Parks, a pregnant 22-year-old Wexford County girl who police say went lacking on November 3.

She was final seen within the Cadillac/Boon Township space, in line with a report from Wexford County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 4.

The physique discovered “seems to be like” Rebecca Parks, Wexford County Sheriff Trent Taylor stated at a gathering press conference streamed live by Up North Live on Tuesday night. It can’t be confirmed till an post-mortem is accomplished, stated Public Info Officer Lt. Ashley Miller of the Michigan State Police on the press convention.

“There was no formal search in that space,” Taylor stated on the information convention. “Residents had been looking that space and located the physique.”

Police declined to remark at Tuesday’s information convention on particulars of how she was discovered. The Michigan State Police, Wexford County Sheriff and the Michigan State Police Crime Lab are actively investigating the scene.

In response to police on the press convention, no arrests had been made as of Tuesday, November 25.

“We don’t consider that residents usually are at risk by any stretch of the creativeness,” Taylor stated. “It’s a tragic time in our province and hopefully it will carry an finish to this horrible incident.”

Who was Rebecca Parks?

Parks was a candy, mild and exquisite individual, stated Web page Nolf of Wexford County, who calls Parks a greatest buddy. Nolf organized a wake on Parks’ baby’s due date. In a Fb message to the Free Press, Nolf stated she met Parks by a buddy of Nolf’s mom and had recognized Parks for eight years.

“She was an excellent mom who cherished her infants with each breath of her physique,” Nolf stated in a Fb message to the Free Press.

Parks had two sons, ages 2 and 4, in addition to pet cats, Nolf stated. She was 38 weeks pregnant on the time The Wexford County Sheriff’s Office announced on November 4 that she was missing.

A reminiscence of Parks that sticks with Nolf is: “She as soon as discovered a sick little kitten and would not give it up.” Nolf stated Parks named the cat “Homeless” and fed her little cat’s milk as a result of he could not eat when she discovered him.

“She was an exquisite individual,” Nolf stated. “She deserves higher than what she obtained or had.”

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Contact Natalie Davies at ndavies@freepress.com.