MOAB, Utah — An investigation is underway after the body of a woman from Virginia was found dead Saturday in Arches National Park, officials said.
The National Park Service announced Sunday evening that park staff had located a body Saturday in the Devils Garden area. A more specific location was not provided, and it was not stated whether the body was found on or near a trail.
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The deceased individual was identified as 33-year-old Ekaterina Yaroslavna Ksenjek from Arlington, Virginia, police said in an update Wednesday.
Ksenjek was recovered Saturday evening by staff with the park and with the Grand County Sheriff's Office, which is conducting an investigation into her death.
Her body was taken to the Utah medical examiner's office, which will work to confirm her cause of her death.
