WAUSEON, Ohio — The remains of a college student whose disappearance several days ago prompted a search in Ohio are believed to be found, authorities said Saturday.
Investigators looking for Sierah Joughin found the remains Friday evening in an area near a rural county road, Fulton County Sheriff Roy Miller said.
“At this time, we strongly believe that this is Sierah,” Miller told reporters at a news conference Saturday afternoon.
Miller did not release any details on how she might have died, and he didn’t take questions from reporters. An autopsy has yet to be completed, but authorities said they expect to make a positive identification on the remains through DNA or fingerprints in the next few days.
Joughin, a 20-year-old University of Toledo student, was last seen riding her bike Tuesday in Metamora, about 20 miles west of Toledo. Her bike was later found in a cornfield after her mother filed a missing person’s report.
On Friday, authorities arrested 57-year-old James Worley, of Delta, on an abduction charge related to her disappearance.
