Body found in canal identified as missing woman Lupita Ontiveros

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (

) – The body recovered from a canal in Gustine over the weekend has been confirmed to be a woman missing for almost two weeks, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday morning.

Deputies say the Stockton mother, identified as Lupita Lizbeth Zuniga-Ontiveros, went missing after an early morning crash into the Delta Mendota Canal on Jan. 28…

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