Friends mourn Southern California woman found dead while backpacking in Big Sur

Loved ones are remembering the 37-year-old Southern California woman whose body was found in the wilderness near Big Sur.

NOTE: The video in the player above is from a previous report.

Joanna Shields of Carlsbad was discovered on April 9 by a group of hikers in the Ventana Wilderness area of the Los Padres National Forest, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Her death remains under investigation and is considered suspicious…

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