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19 Year Old UC-Davis Coed Linnea Lomax Missing Since 6/26/12 in Sacramento, CA Area

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2012/06/29/19-year-old-uc-davis-coed-linnea-lomax-missing-since-62612-in-sacramento-ca-area/

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FACEBOOK: Help Find Linnea

https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindLinnea

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CBS13: Sacramento Deputies Searching For Missing 19-Year-Old

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/06/27/sacramento-deputies-searching-for-missing-19-year-old/

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UC Davis Teen Disappears Day After Release From Mental Health Hospital

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/06/28/uc-davis-teen-disappears-day-after-release-from-mental-health-hospital/

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I believe this is her facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/linnea.lomax (http://www.facebook.com/linnea.lomax)

Looks like her sister Joy volunteers here:

http://www.rocknwater.com/resources/news/ (http://www.rocknwater.com/resources/news/)


Urgent Prayer Request for Linnea Lomax
Posted on June 27, 2012 by admin   

Yesterday (6/26) around 1 PM one of Rock-N-Water’s staff, Linnea Lomax, walked out of an outpatient facility in the Sacramento area and has not been seen since. A search for her was started yesterday, and is still ongoing. Please see the attached flyer for more information, and consider sharing it with your friends/facebook, especially those that are in and around the greater Sacramento area.

Please pray for everyone involved in this situation.

Most of our summer staff are currently assisting with the search, however a small group of staff have remained in camp and are taking care of all the groups that are here. Today (Wednesday) we were able to re-arrange things for all groups to be able to go out on adventures, however as this situation progresses it may become more difficult for us to do so. If you are coming to Rock-N-Water this summer, and especially over the next few days/week, please be flexible with us as we attempt to continue to provide you with an amazing trip, while balancing the physical and emotional needs of our staff. We will try to individually contact trips as soon as we have a clearer vision of what this might mean for your trip.

To assist in the search please contact Mandy Helton-Jones at 619-300-3314.

Updated information will be available here: http://www.facebook.com/HelpFindLinnea

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/linnea-lomax-missing-university-california-davis_n_1638052.html

Linnea Lomax Missing: University of California, Davis Student Vanished Tuesday
Posted: 06/29/2012 2:24 pm Updated: 06/29/2012 2:24 pm

Sutter Center for Psychiatry
7700 Folsom Blvd.
Sacramento, CA

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Outpatient Services
855 Howe Ave., Suite 1
Sacramento, CA

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Mom's facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/marianne.lomax?sk=wall (http://www.facebook.com/marianne.lomax?sk=wall)



Video put together:

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981439913

Linnea Lomax Possibly Sighted
June 30, 2012 02:45 AM EDT

here are new details in the Linnea Lomax disappearance. The family of the missing UC Davis woman have released clarifications on the clothing she was wearing when she was last seen this week. There are also new comments regarding her emotional state -- which lends to a dark feeling over this entire case. Where is the 19-year-old college freshman and will she be found safely?
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The description of the clothing worn by the missing woman include a black hoodie with the word "Sweden" in red across the front of it. She was also wearing green pants and flip flops -- though the color of the flip flops was not released.
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The latest update in the disappearance of Linnea Lomax comes with the possibility of a sighting. After midnight on Wednesday it was reported that she may have been sighted behind a Costco store. Though the details of this alleged sighting are shaky at best. Hopefully volunteer searches turn out positive and she is found safe and sound. Her family believes that she is frightened and doesn't want to be found. Why?

Well, her father seems to know exactly what's in her head, which is a curious oddity:

"She thinks that all that help that is coming to help her is something bad. She's thinking they're going to give her meds and give her therapy for something she doesn't think she has," said Craig Lomax.
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This is a really sad case to me because I have seen this happen first hand.  A patient that I was helping with...came to us (mental health unit)  AFTER she left her home country...she didn't feel she needed treatment and ended up in Oklahoma...then made it down here to Florida.  She hitched a ride and ended up with a group of guys that did some bad stuff to her.  She had no shoes when we got her...her feet were cut up extremely bad.  Her emotional state was awful.  It was so so sad. 

I have been praying that by now she would have been found safe.

It brings back memories of when I had a breakdown.  Thank goodness I fled to some friends who made sure I got the help I needed.  It's a scary time when you feel you can see sanity and insanity divided by a clearly marked line . . . just one more step and you are over the line.

Good post Sister...I hear ya.

It sounds like she may be bi-polar or schizophrenic.  Hopefully, she will be found soon by someone honest and trustworthy.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/linnea-lomax-19-missing-after-leaving-mental-health-facility-77526/
Linnea Lomax, 19, Missing After Leaving Mental Health Facility
July 2, 2012|9:41 am

We have got to make changes in our mental health system.  She should have been kept hospitalized for a longer period of time.  imo

Thanks Nut. 
I was/am neither bi-polar or schizophrenic -- just stressed to the max and didn't know how to handle it.  Years ago I learned bio-feed back and that has not only helped with physical pain issues but stress as well.

Sister, I did not mean to offend you by my post.  I was referring to Linnea's fears about the meds and the denial that she is sick.  It reminds me of those I know who suffer from those particular mental illnesses.

I do wonder if she went on her own to the outpatient meeting or if a family member was with her.  I know that in my state, a person is free to leave an outpatient program on their own.  Not the best in some cases where individuals fail to recognize their illness, imo.

Oh KittyMom, I was not offended at all.  Just offering another perspective.

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Help Find Linnea Lomax Missing From Sacramento, California · 4,558 like this
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We have been so busy with really good things we had a hard time getting this to all of you wonderful volunteers - sorry!

We had a confirmed sighting yesterday at 5am and can really use your continued prayers and physical presence. We need many more volunteers checking in to go out in teams.

THANK YOU everyone - you are all such a blessing!

Please SHARE and LIKE our progress :-)

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/7451071-sacramento-teen-disappears-day-after-release-from-mental-health-hospital/

I pray this is correct and that the confirmed sighting was really her!

http://www.christianpost.com/news/linnea-lomax-19-missing-after-leaving-mental-health-facility-77526/

Linnea Lomax, 19, Missing After Leaving Mental Health Facility
July 2, 2012|9:41 am

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Lomax was being treated for a mental breakdown due to the stress of finals, her family explained. She had been in treatment for one week before being transitioned to outpatient therapy.

"I think people call it a nervous breakdown. I don't know if that's the technical term for it, but she just got so stressed she broke down," her father Craig told CBS. "She had lost a lot of weight and she was very stressed and wasn't being reasonable."

The family checked her into the facility and once Lomax began showing progress, she was released into outpatient care. She was an A-student at the University of California-Davis, where she was studying human development with the hope of attaining a degree in nursing.
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Me too, Sister.  Her face and story are plastered all over everywhere, as it should be, but I fear that may also bring harm to her from a demented soul.

Let's hope she's found asap.

Two-page article.  Hopefully, she finds a way to make contact with people she trusts and gets the help that she needs.

http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/04/2269352/dad-feels-anguish-disbelief-with.html

Wednesday, Jul. 04, 2012
Dad feels anguish, disbelief with daughter, 19, missing over a week

One afternoon this week, a haggard-looking Craig Lomax sat in an uncomfortably chilly corner of a Sacramento-area fire station and wondered aloud: How did it come to this?

It was 4 p.m., and his 19-year-old daughter, Linnea, had been missing for seven days, after she walked away from a mental health facility and went into hiding. And it was hell.

"I never knew my daughter could go from being a happy college student – a stressed but happy college student – in May to being in the streets in June," Lomax said.

Since the UC Davis freshman was reported missing June 26, her father – like many of the friends, relatives and volunteers looking for her – has felt a range of emotions.

"I'm fairly numb, because this is so ridiculous," said Lomax, 46, a Placerville resident who has been staying in Sacramento motels while the search for his daughter continues. "To take someone like Linnea and put her on the streets eating out of garbage cans … it's so unrealistic, it can't even be real."
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Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/04/2269352/dad-feels-anguish-disbelief-with.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-deputies-details-suggest-uc-davis-student-is-voluntarily-missing-20120704,0,2463736.story

Deputies: Details Suggest UC Davis Student is "Voluntarily" Missing
11:32 a.m. PDT, July 4, 2012

SACRAMENTO COUNTY—
Sacramento officials say circumstances suggest a UC Davis student missing for more than a week is voluntarily choosing to stay away from friends and family. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office will now be the primary agency handling disappearance of Linnea Lomax.

Lomax was last seen at an outpatient facility on Howe Avenue in Sacramento on June 26. She had become overwhelmed while studying for finals, and her family put her into a treatment facility.

Lomax is originally from Placerville in El Dorado County.
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Read more: http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-deputies-details-suggest-uc-davis-student-is-voluntarily-missing-20120704,0,2463736.story#ixzz1zgpf2IaP

Couldn't she voluntarily be missing because a mental illness has her convinced that she's not sick and doesn't need help? 

I really hope she's found before someone takes advantage of her.

I hear exactly what you're saying, KittyMom.  I hope she is found very soon.

http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/family-offers-5000-reward-for-information-about-lomax.html

July 7, 2012
Family offers $5,000 reward for information about Lomax

The family of Linnea Lomax, the missing 19-year-old UC Davis student, is now offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to her safe return.
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Her parents say Lomax is a danger to herself - she struggled with anxiety during her freshman year of college and broke down several times while studying for final exams. Lomax was checked into a mental health facility but left and her parents say she is scared and without a wallet or phone.
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Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/family-offers-5000-reward-for-information-about-lomax.html#storylink=cpy

http://**/news/ci_21041788/missing-uc-davis-student-have-been-sighted-woodland

Missing UC Davis student may have been sighted in Woodland
Created:   07/10/2012 12:30:55 AM PDT

A missing UC Davis student may have been spotted as many as six times in Woodland, nearly two weeks after her initial disappearance.

Placerville resident Linnea Noel Lomax, 19, walked away from a mental health facility off Howe Avenue in Sacramento on June 26, according to a statement from search spokeswoman Amanda Ernst.

Since then there have been numerous possible sightings, but none of them have been confirmed and no contact has been made.

The most promising lead came from a woman who believes she saw Lomax at the Yolo Wayfarer Center Christian Mission, Ernst said. One resident of the shelter also believes she has seen her multiple times at a nearby park.

Other sightings in Woodland include Target, and at Nugget market, as well as comforting a teddy bear in front of Tower Mart and in the company of two white men in a Toyota pickup.
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BBM   Well, that gives me an uneasy feeling.....I pray that's all it is, my uneasy feeling and that she is safe, where ever she is.  Thanks for the update.

http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/reward-for-missing-teen-linnea-lomax-increased-to-10000.html

July 12, 2012
Reward for missing teen Linnea Lomax increased to $10,000

The reward for information in the case of missing teen Linnea Lomax has increased to $10,000, according to volunteers with the search effort.
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Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/reward-for-missing-teen-linnea-lomax-increased-to-10000.html#storylink=cpy
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Open letter to Linnea by her parents

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/12/4627691/open-letter-to-missing-placerville.html

Open letter to missing UC Davis student from Placerville
Published: Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 4:37 pm
Last Modified: Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 5:42 pm

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/12/4627691/open-letter-to-missing-placerville.html#storylink=cpy

I have a feeling this is not going to have a good outcome.  I hope I am wrong.
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http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/23/4650079/he-knows-what-its-like-to-be-lost.html
He knows what it's like to be lost, so he gives all
July 23, 2012

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Jeremy Meehan
Thank you for continuing to cover this story.  I can't believe she's been missing this long and no one has come forward with knowledge of her whereabouts.  Surely someone knows where she is...

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Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/23/4650079/he-knows-what-its-like-to-be-lost.html#storylink=cpy

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http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-linnea-lomax-sheriff-believes-shes-still-alive-20120726,0,2080720.story

Linnea Lomax: Sheriff Believes She's still Alive
3:27 p.m. PDT, July 26, 2012

EL DORADO COUNTY—
Thursday marks one month since the disappearance of Linnea Lomax, a 19-year-old student from UC Davis, and the sheriff of El Dorado County believes she's still alive.

“Somebody out there knows where Linnea is. We just wanna make sure she’s O.K.,” El Dorado County Sheriff John Dagostini said Thursday.

Lomax was last seen in June, when she disappeared from a counseling center in Sacramento. She was receiving treatment following a stress-related breakdown.
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Read more: http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-linnea-lomax-sheriff-believes-shes-still-alive-20120726,0,2080720.story#ixzz21nIH8laE

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/04/4691547/uc-to-offer-online-mental-health.html
UC to offer online mental health screening tool for students
August 4, 2012

Counselors at the University of California are updating the way they approach student mental health.

An online survey developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will soon be available at all 10 UC campuses. The goal is to connect at-risk students with campus mental health counselors before it's too late.

The screening tool is anonymous. Students receive an email with a link to a 10-page questionnaire. The system then generates an assessment based on the responses, while also allowing the student to connect online with a campus counselor, if the student wishes.

"The more support systems you have in place, the better it will be," said Marianne Lomax, the mother of University of California, Davis, student Linnea Lomax.

Linnea Lomax was reported missing June 26 after her family said she suffered a mental breakdown while studying for finals. The 19-year-old Placerville woman was treated for 10 days at an outpatient facility before disappearing, her family said.

Although no one can know for sure whether Linnea Lomax would have used the screening tool, there is agreement among experts that having more resources to connect counselors with students is always beneficial.
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http://www.theaggie.org/2012/08/06/linnea-lomax-search-effort-continues/
Linnea Lomax search effort continues
UC Davis student missing since June
August 6, 2012

Forty days, four hours, 32 minutes ago. According to the website helpfindlinnea.org (http://helpfindlinnea.org), this is the length of time since Linnea Lomax walked out of an outpatient clinic in Sacramento without her wallet, cellphone or medication.
Lomax, a UC Davis first-year from Placerville, has been missing since June 26. A human development major with a GPA exceeding 3.8, she is described as a cheerful, caring girl with “curly blond hair crown[ing] her slender 5’2” frame” and twinkling blue eyes.
Her disappearance follows in the wake of a series of episodes related to her mental state in dealing with the rigors that come with life after high school. This culminated with a nervous breakdown during Spring Quarter finals.
Subsequently, Lomax was encouraged to seek treatment for the illnesses that had begun to plague her. Between June 14 and 25, she was placed in inpatient psychiatric care.
On June 26, Lomax was scheduled to attend a full day of outpatient therapy. However, at around lunch time, she walked out of the clinic and has not been seen since. She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the word “Sweden” stenciled across in red, a pair of faded green skinny jeans and black flip flops.
An extensive search effort has since been conducted with support pouring in from all over the country. Nearly 6,000 users have shown their support via Facebook with hundreds volunteering their time or money. The effort continues with a benefit concert held on Aug. 5 at Cold Springs Community Church in Placerville. In addition, search parties are still combing the Sacramento area.
Linnea’s father, Craig Lomax, believes Linnea will be found, although he acknowledges that there will be a long road ahead for the family in nursing Linnea back to her prior state.
“All the possibilities seem to be increasingly unrealistic,” Lomax said.
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http://www.helpfindlinnea.org/klasskids-joins-the-search-volunteers-needed/

KlassKIDS Joins the Search!! Volunteers Needed!
13/08/12

Wonderful Volunteers! We would like to thank you for your overwhelming support over the last 45 days. Your willingness to serve in the search for Linnea has been a constant source of encouragement.
 
Over the last several weeks, we have slowly crossed off many of our original leads. However, we are still following a few storylines suggested by the early sightings. We have talked extensively with the KlaasKIDS Foundation, seeking their advice and input. Marc Klaas and Brad Dennis, the search director from KlaasKIDS, think the most helpful thing at this point would be to conduct a sophisticated and thorough ground search along the American River near where Linnea disappeared. This will hopefully put to rest some lingering questions about this area, clarify the events of the first few days after Linnea’s disappearance, and possibly turn up new clues and leads.
 
We are asking for boots on the ground once again, helping in this search. The search will be conducted on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 17th, 18th, and 19th. Members of KlaasKIDS will be here helping as we start this new search effort. They ask that all volunteers wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and bring appropriate gear for the weather (hats, sunglasses, water etc.) Volunteers can sign up online at Volunteer Spot or call the Volunteer line at 916.798.0173. Volunteers for the search must be 18 or older, and have a photo ID. We would like to fill two shifts each day, from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Lunch will be served from 12:30-1:30 each day. A Press Release from KlaasKIDS can be read below.
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http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-linnea-lomax-weekend-search-scheduled-20120817,0,7274465.story

Linnea Lomax: Weekend Search Scheduled
9:20 p.m. PDT, August 17, 2012

SACRAMENTO—
It’s a search where the hope is not to find anything belonging to Linnea Lomax.

About 50 volunteers searched an area of the American River near Howe Avenue Friday.  The location is significant because it’s the last place the 19-year-old was seen nearly two months ago.

“It’s a very extensive search,” explained Brad Dennis, the search coordinator with the KlaasKids Foundation.  “It’s a very slow, methodical look at that particular area.  We just want to make sure there is nothing there to help us find her.”

Dennis doesn’t believe Linnea will be found along the American River, but his search party is here to rule it out.

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http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-linnea-lomaxs-notepad-found-along-american-river-bike-trail-20120819,0,5640782.story

Volunteers Find Clue in Linnea Lomax Case
5:02 p.m. PDT, August 19, 2012

SACRAMENTO COUNTY—
"The worst case scenario is that she's dead," says Craig Lomax, Linnea's father.

The family came across a lead Sunday, hoping it will lead them to their 19-year-old daughter.

"We're excited that we found the first absolute confirmation of where Linnea was," her father tells FOX40.

Volunteers found the clue along the American River Bike Trail this afternoon. "It was a notepad, the book she was using in the therapy session she was in. It gives us some direction, maybe even some insight to what she was thinking," Craig says.

The extended search for Linnea has been made possible by Mark Klaas. His daughter Polly was murdered back in 1993. The Klaaskids Foundation arrived this weekend to help the Lomax family with their search.

Since the UC Davis student disappeared on June 26 from mental health facility in Sacramento, her family says her bank account has gone untouched, along with her cell phone and social media profiles.

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http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/-Evidence-found-in-search-for-missing-UC-Davis-student/-/12969376/16165120/-/7h784dz/-/index.html

KlaasKids Foundation helping to locate 19-year-old Linnea Lomax
UPDATED 5:11 PM PDT Aug 19, 2012
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) -
Searchers said they have found items belonging to missing UC-Davis student Linnea Lomax.

After three days of combing through the weeds and thick brush on the banks of the American River in Sacramento, search leaders said they have found a yellow legal pad and folder containing notes written by Lomax.

The items were in the woman's possession when she disappeared from on June 26 from the 800 block of Howe Avenue.

"As of this point, this is the only place we can point to and say 'She was here,' since the time of her disappearance," said Lomax's father, Craig.

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http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/72958/Search_continues_for_Linnea_Lomax_after_two_months

Search continues for Linnea Lomax after two months
August 28, 2012at 7:17 AM

More than two months after her disappearance, friends and family of 19-year old UC Davis student Linnea Lomax are still searching for clues to find her.

Lomax disappeared from an outpatient clinic on Howe Avenue in Sacramento June 26, leaving her wallet, cell phone and much-needed medication – but no clues as to where she was headed or why she vanished.

Nearly 90 people gathered Sunday in Placerville to show support and raise community awareness of the search, according to a press release from search organizers.
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Clue Sparks Search For Missing Teen
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 7:48 AM MDT
Updated: Sep 05, 2012 7:48 AM MDT

KHQ.COM - The search will resume on Friday for California college student Linnea Lomax, who has been missing since June.

"The KlaasKids Foundation is coming back to complete searching areas along the Sacramento River -- areas they previously wanted to search," Lomax family spokeswoman Amanda Ernst told The Huffington Post.

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http://www.khq.com/story/19460760/clue-sparks-search-for-missing-teen

Body found during search for missing teen
Friday, September 7, 2012

A team of volunteers searching for Linnea Lomax, a missing 19-year-old UC Davis student, uncovered a dead body near the shore of the American River this morning, according to a news release.

At this time no identification has been made, although Sacramento Police department, homicide, and crime scene investigation units were on scene.

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http://www.theunion.com/article/20120907/BREAKINGNEWS/120909841/1053&parentprofile=1053

Body found along American River near Sac State
Friday, September 7th, 2012, 1:53pm

SACRAMENTO, CA - Authorities confirm a female body was found near the American River in Glenn Hall Park near Sacramento State on Friday morning.

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http://eastsacramento.news10.net/news/news/104270-body-found-along-american-river-near-sac-state

Woman's Body May Be Missing UC Davis Student Linnea Lomax

Volunteers discovered remains along American River in River Park neighborhood

Sep 7 2012

Sacramento police are investigating whether a woman’s body found along the American River is that of missing UC Davis student Linnea Lomax, according to The Sacramento Bee.

Volunteers searching for Lomax found the body in the River Park neighborhood not far from where she was last seen, The Bee said.

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http://davis.patch.com/articles/woman-s-body-may-be-missing-uc-davis-student-linnea-lomax

Death of woman found by river "not suspicious," police say
September 7, 2012

The death of a woman found along the American River near River Park this morning does not appear to be suspicious at this point, Sacramento police said shortly before 2 p.m. today.
 Officer Doug Morse told reporters gathered at the scene where the body was found that there is no evidence of foul play yet.

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http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/09/death-of-woman-found-by-river-not-suspicious-police-say.html

Linnea Lomax search turns up as-yet-unidentified remains along the American River

September 7, 2012at 1:51 PM

The search for missing 19-year-old Linnea Lomax uncovered human remains near the shore of the American River Friday morning, according to a press release.

 The remains discovered by volunteers have not been identified, and the Sacramento Police Department is currently conducting investigations, the release stated.

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Family members plan to hold a press conference sometime within the next 24 hours to discuss more details

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http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/73285/Linnea_Lomax_search_turns_up_asyetunidentified_remains_along_the_American_River

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http://www.news10.net/news/article/208424/2/Body-found-along-American-River-near-Sac-State (http://www.news10.net/news/article/208424/2/Body-found-along-American-River-near-Sac-State)

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The HelpFindLinnea website posted the following message:

On behalf of the Lomax family, we wish to thank the community for the support they have given in the continuing search for Linnea. At this time, we are aware that human remains have been found today in the Sacramento area. Until these remains have been identified by law enforcement, we do not know if they are Linnea's. As long as this question remains unanswered, we will be continuing with the search efforts. We appreciate your prayers, support and your respect for the privacy of the Lomax family during this difficult time.

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September 7, 2012

Update: Officials investigating whether body is that of missing UC Davis woman

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Her family indicated that they have been asked by Sacramento sheriff's officials to wait until Saturday before making any statements, according to family spokeswoman Amanda Ernst, but Sacramento police said Lomax' mother was with the search party this morning.

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http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/09/authorities-investigating-whether-body-found-along-american-river-is-that-o.html

Rest in Peace, Linnea   ::MonkeyAngel::

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In our sorrow…
Help Find Linnea

Wonderful volunteers. We are grieved to report that we have just received confirmation that our search for Linnea has ended in sorrow. She has gone to be with her Lord. Yet in our sorrow we do not despair, knowing we will see her again one day. Arrangements for a Celebration of Life service are being made and details will follow. More information will be released as her family deems appropriate. In the meantime, please allow them privacy as they mourn, and please continue to hold them up in prayer. “13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep...18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 English Standard Version (ESV)

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/09/07/police-investigating-body-found-on-american-river-levee/

UPDATE: Body Found On American River Levee Is Missing UC Davis Student
September 7, 2012 9:06 PM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Lomax family has confirmed that the body found on an American River levee near Sacramento State University is that of UC Davis student Linnea Lomax, who has been missing since late June.
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http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/Body-found-in-East-Sacramento-is-missing-UC-Davis-student/-/12969376/16524064/-/115n63pz/-/index.html

Body found in East Sacramento is missing UC Davis student
Sacramento Coroner's Office confirms identity
UPDATED 10:03 PM PDT Sep 07, 2012

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The Sacramento Coroner's Office also confirmed that the body was Lomax.
 
Searchers looking for the missing student came across the badly decomposed body just after 10 a.m. Friday.

Lomax had been missing since June 26. She was last seen leaving an outpatient therapy center on Howe Avenue in Sacramento.

Arrangements for a celebration of life for Lomax are being made, according to a news release from representatives of Lomax's family.
 
There will also be a news conference in the coming week, family representatives said.

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UPDATE: Body Found On American River Levee Is Missing UC Davis Student
September 7, 2012 9:06 PM


SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Lomax family has confirmed that the body found on an American River levee near Sacramento State University is that of UC Davis student Linnea Lomax, who has been missing since late June.

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Just after 1:00 pm, a press release from helpfindlinnea.org was sent out saying that the family of Linnea Lomax plans to hold a press conference within 24 hours.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/09/07/police-investigating-body-found-on-american-river-levee/

So very sad.  Rest in peace Linnea.   ::MonkeyAngel::

http://www.news10.net/news/article/208690/2/UC-Davis-student-remembered-by-friends
UC Davis student remembered by friends
September 9, 2012
(http://www.news10.net/images/640/360/2/assetpool/images/120627031428_MP%20Lomax%20IMG_9687.jpg)

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Lomax was well known for being heavily involved in her College Life Christian Fellowship group. Members of the group got together at a home in Dixon to pray and talk about what happened.

Some of the members were at the discovery site just south of Glenn Hall Park Friday morning - where searchers found the badly decomposed body of 19 year old Linnea Lomax.

The cause of death is still being investigated, but officials say there were no signs of foul play.

Search crews had been looking for Lomax since she was reported missing in Late June.  Many of her College Life Christian Fellowship members participated in several of the searches.

They are extremely sad, but knew there was a chance that Lomax would not be found alive.
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The Family of Linnea Lomax plan to hold a press conference at Cold Springs Community Church in Placerville Tuesdsay morning September 11th at 10:00 AM.
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(Statement from family in article at above link)

Parents detail Linnea findings; mom came across body
Lomax's mom, dad, say teen killed herself near American River
UPDATED 11:35 AM PDT Sep 11, 2012


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — The searcher who found Linnea Lomax's body last week turned out to be the teen's mother.


The parents of the once-missing UC Davis student held a news conference Tuesday to confirm details on what happened to their daughter.

Lomax had been missing since June 26. On Friday, her body was spotted just south of Glenn Hall Park in East Sacramento, near the American River.

Lomax's parents said Linnea committed suicide by hanging from a tree.

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http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/Parents-detail-Linnea-findings-mom-came-across-body/-/12969376/16563768/-/7n7fse/-/index.html

So very, very tragic.   ::MonkeyNoNo::   

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Video at link

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/09/11/father-linnea-lomax-hung-herself/

Linnea Lomax Hanged Herself, Her Father Says
September 11, 2012 11:02 AM

PLACERVILLE (CBS13) – Linnea Lomax, the UC Davis student found dead last week near the American River, hanged herself, her father said during a press conference on Monday.
 
Linnea’s badly decomposed body was discovered on Friday morning by her mother in dense brush behind a home on Sandburg Way in the Campus Commons area.
 
Linnea’s mother spoke at the press conference describing how she found her daughter’s body.
 
“I crawled through on my knees and hands and I came to a pretty place right by the river and the river was there and there was nothing else there and then I saw my daughter. I looked for 2 seconds and I knew that was her, I ran up screaming and we called 9-1-1 and that’s how it went,” explained an emotional Marianne Lomax.
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Dear God...how horrible.  No mother should have to find her baby that way.  This is just heartbreaking.

It is heartbreaking, KittyMom; but at least now they have closure--Linnea has been found.   

Here's another video at the link of the parents at a press conference today--

http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/Parents-detail-Linnea-findings-mom-came-across-body/-/12969376/16563768/-/7n7fse/-/index.html

Parents detail Linnea findings; mom came across body
Lomax's mom, dad, say teen killed herself near American River
UPDATED 7:14 PM PDT Sep 11, 2012

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This is so sad -- praying for her family.