UPDATE: Body Of Missing South Bend Woman Found In Missouri
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the body of a missing dancer with the St. Louis Ballet Company was discovered Wednesday morning.
On Nov. 12, a state park ranger found Raffaella Stroik’s vehicle in a boat ramp parking lot off Highway 107 in Mark Twain State Park. Stroik’s body was found Wednesday morning near a boat ramp in Florida, Mo., police confirmed.
Police have not said what may have led to the death.
Stroik was last seen 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Whole Foods in Town and Country.
Stroik is originally from South Bend, Indiana.
“We ask for people’s prayers and any help they can to help find our darling daughter,” said her father Duncan Stroik in a brief phone conversation Tuesday night with News 4.
The elder Stroik, who spoke to News 4 via phone from South Bend, said his daughter loved St. Louis and that he spoke with her over the weekend. During their conversation, he said everything seemed normal.
A press conference is being held at 2 p.m. to provide further information. News 4 will stream the conference on our Facebook page, KMOV.com and the KMOV News App.
Source: KMOV