Body found in Merced County canal identified as 21-year-old Lupita Ontiveros

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The assemblage that was recovered successful a canal successful Merced County connected Sunday has been identified arsenic 21-year-old Lupita Ontiveros.

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The find was made astir 7 miles from the tract wherever she went missing connected January 28 aft she and 3 others crashed into the canal portion riding a RZR off-road vehicle.

Dive teams had been utilized successful efforts to find the assemblage of the parent who leaves down an 18-month-old daughter.

The California Highway Patrol says the hunt was further analyzable aft the operator near the country of the dune buggy crash.

He was aboriginal located and arrested.

No different accusation surrounding Ontiveros's decease has been released.