Human remains found in the Picture Rocks area earlier this month have been identified as a woman who was reported missing last year, officials say.
The remains have been identified as Sara Galloway, 38. She was reported missing last March by her family who live in the 10600 block of West Massingale Road , east of North Sandario Road and north of West Picture Rocks Road.Β
The remains were found by a hiker in a desert area northeast of West Anthony Drive and West Massingale Road on Feb. 12. The cause of death hasn't been determined, said the Pima County Sheriff's Department .
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Law enforcement actively looked for Galloway, who officials last year said had Down syndrome and functioned at the level of an 8 year old. More than a dozen organizations were involved in the search, PCSD said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with further information can call 911 or visit 88CRIME.org to submit a tip anonymously.
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Sara Galloway
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Sara Galloway
Courtesy Pima County Sheriff's Department
Sara Galloway
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Feb 20, 2020
Sara Galloway
Courtesy Pima County Sheriff's Department
Search for Sara Galloway
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Pima County Sheriffβs deputies Louis Avila, left, and Daniel Vatterrodt, left, approach a property while searching in the desert for Sara Galloway on March 22, 2019 in Avra Valley, AZ. Deputies were trying to inform neighbors and inquire about Galloway, 38, who was reported missing by her family in the Picture Rocks area in the 10600 block of West Massingale Road, east of North Sandario Road and north of West Picture Rocks Road.
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Search for Sara Galloway
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Pima County Sheriffβs deputies Louis Avila makes his way through the neighborhood while searching for Sara Galloway on March 22, 2019 in Avra Valley, AZ. Deputies were trying to inform neighbors and inquire about Galloway, 38, who was reported missing Thursday by her family in the Picture Rocks area in the 10600 block of West Massingale Road, east of North Sandario Road and north of West Picture Rocks Road.
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Search for Sara Galloway
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Feb 20, 2020
Members of the Southern Arizona Mounted Search & Rescue (SAMSAR) head back to their trailers after searching for about 4 hours in the desert for Sara Galloway on March 22, 2019 in Avra Valley, AZ.Β Β
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Contact reporter Gloria Knott at gknott@tucson.com or 573-4235. On Twitter: @gloriaeknott