A 63-year-old mother and beloved healthcare worker was found dead after she set off on her regular hike along a trail in Texas – and now a 38-year-old man is facing charges in connection to the case.
Stacey Dramiga went hiking along the Salado Greenway Trail near Dafoste Park, in San Antonio, at around 10am on Sunday morning, according to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Her husband reported her missing later that day when she failed to return.
In a press briefing on Monday, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said that Dramiga’s body had been found about 30 yards into a wooded area off the trail.
An autopsy found that she died from blunt force trauma to the head, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office told People .
Dramiga’s death is now being investigated as murder with the sheriff saying “we don’t believe that she went off that trail voluntarily”.
“We believe that she was either forced or taken off of that trail to the point where we found the body,” he said.
Marco Flores, 38, was arrested and charged with evading arrest and detention in connection to the case.