MISSING MOUNT DORA GIRL FOUND DECEASED

It's not the ending that everyone hoped.  Tragically, Justis Garrett, the teen missing from Mount Dora, was found deceased in a remote wooded area about a quarter mile off of Gasline Road in DeLand.  

Garret, 16, was dropped off at school in Mount Dora on April 13 and did not return home. She was believed to be in the New Smyrna Beach area at the time.

At about 7:50 p.m. April 18, DeLand Police were dispatched after joggers believed they saw human remains near a running path.  Police responded to the area and confirmed the discovery which had appeared to have been in the area for some time, according to DeLand Police Chief Jason Umberger.   

An autopsy was performed to identify Garrett and help determine the circumstances surrounding her death.  Anyone with any information is asked to call DeLand Police Department at 386-626-7400 or leave an anonymous tip at www.volusia.crimewatchflorida.com .

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