Zyanya Valora, who has autism, had left her home in the early morning hours of June 25, 2024
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- Zyanya Valora, a 21-year-old woman with autism from Ojai Valley, Calif., had been missing since June 25, 2024
- On Sept. 24 of this year, a conservancy group discovered possible human remains while removing invasive plants in the Ventura Riverbed
- Authorities later confirmed that the remains belonged to Valora, whose cause of death is pending
Human skeletal remains discovered in a California riverbed have been identified as belonging to a 21-year-old woman who went missing over a year ago.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity of the remains as Zyanya Valora, who had vanished since June 2024, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release on Monday, Sept. 29.
The group Find Zyanya Valora also announced the death on Monday…