ALABAMA, USA — Authorities in Alabama say that Vendula “Wendy” Rose, a missing hiker from Marysville, was believed to have been found dead on Saturday.
The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office said a hunter found her body at a campsite about five miles northeast of Cheaha State Park in Alabama around 11:30 a.m. Authorities say the body was discovered in a hammock with a canopy over it.
The sheriff’s office shared in a press release, “Upon notification of family, with the assistance of the Cleburne County Coroners Office, Coroner Adam Downs, we have evidence to believe that the deceased subject is the missing person from October of this year, Vendula Wendy Rose.”
In a press conference on Monday, authorities said they found several items at the campsite that matched what they saw in photos of Rose.
Rose had been missing since late September when she left Marysville for a camping trip in Alabama. She was set to return on Oct. 2 but never showed up for work.
When her car was recovered in the parking lot of the Cheaha State Park, authorities found multiple notes that were deemed abnormal for Rose. A magazine, as well as a box of ammunition missing seven rounds, was also found inside the vehicle.
The sheriff's office said they had no evidence that would lead them to believe that foul play was suspected.
They also believed Rose was suffering from a mental health crisis.
The sheriff’s office did not share a cause of death.
The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a press conference on Monday to share more information.