ST. LOUIS, Mo. (MONET) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms the body of missing St. Louis woman Raffaella Maria Stroik has been found this morning at northeast Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake.

Highway Patrol Sergeant Eric Brown tells Missourinet a 2 p.m. press conference is scheduled at Mark Twain Lake, at the 107 boat ramp.

Sergeant Brown tells Missourinet this is an active and open investigation, adding that the Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) and Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating.

The Patrol issued a request for public assistance in locating Ms. Stroik on Tuesday after a state park ranger found her unattended vehicle at the boat ramp in rural Monroe County.

The 23-year-old Stroik was last seen Monday morning at a Whole Foods Market in Town and Country, which is in west St. Louis County.

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