ST. LOUIS — A body recovered from the Mississippi River Monday has been identified as a young woman reported missing two months ago, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Wuaniata Gibson, 18, was reported as last seen on Dec. 22 in the 8800 block of Portland Terrace, and police at the time categorized her as an “endangered missing person.”
On Monday, Feb. 16, barge workers on the Mississippi River discovered a body near Clement Road, south of Festus. The body was sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office and identified Wednesday as Wuaniata Gibson…