The authorities confirmed this Sunday that the body of Gabby Petito was found in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming where they were looking for her, as confirmed by the FBI in a press conference offered from Wyoming.
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Gabrielle Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie. Via REUTERS / via REUTERS
Investigators said the cause of Petito's death has not been identified and the investigation is still active so the park will remain closed to avoid contamination of the scene.
The FBI sent its condolences to the Petito family and invited the community to provide any information about the van in which she was traveling with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, on the dates of August 27-30.
Gabby's father, Joseph Petito, posted on his Twitter account a photo of his daughter saying "she touched the world"
In July, the couple started from Long Island, New York, a road tour through the country's national parks documenting their journey on Instagram and YouTube with the hashtag #VanLife.
His intention was to arrive in Oregon in late October, according to his social media accounts.
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Petito's parents had reported the disappearance of the young woman on Saturday, September 11, to the Suffolk County Police, in New York, after Laundrie drove the vehicle alone back to her parents' house in North Port, Florida, On September 1.
The last time she was heard from was in late August, when she was in Grand Teton National Park.
There he stopped communicating with his family.
Following the Petito family's complaint, authorities listed Laundrie, 23, as a person of interest in the investigation.
The young man did not speak about Petito's disappearance on the advice of the family's lawyer, Steven P. Bertolino, who assured that in these types of cases the police too often focus on the couple.
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Nothing has been known about Laundrie since last Tuesday, according to his parents.
On Saturday, North Port Police began a search of the Carlton Nature Reserve to find clues to his whereabouts.
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Police video released by the Moab Police Department in Utah shows an officer stopped the van on Aug. 12 after it was seen speeding and crashing into the curb near the park entrance. National Arches.
Body camera video from one of the officers showed Petito in tears, sitting inside a patrol vehicle, while officers also questioned Laundrie.
The decision of the agents was to separate the couple that night.
