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Human Remains Found ‘Consistent’ With Description of Gabby Petito

Officials in Jackson, Wyoming stated a body that is “consistent” with the descriptions of Gabby Petito has been found in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, where she was last known to be. The cause of death is unknown at this time. The remains are not confirmed to definitely be Petito, but her family has been notified.

 

Officials say there is an ongoing investigation in the area and they ask the public to keep their distance from the forest. 

 

Law enforcement provided the update on the investigation on Sunday at 4 p.m. MDT at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in the national park. 

Tyler Hewitt is the web/social media assistant at UPR. He writes stories every day, updates the website and manages the station's Twitter and Facebook pages. Tyler is a senior at Utah State University and is studying public relations, marketing, and psychology. He loves to write, listen to music, play video games, play tennis and hang out with his fiancé and cat, Juno. He is a great plant dad and recently started collecting vinyl records!