Remains Matching Description of Gabrielle Petito Were Found in Wyoming Camping Area

U.S.|The quality remains were recovered successful a remote, but popular, camping destination.

• Published Sept. 19, 2021Updated Sept. 20, 2021, 4:43 a.m. ET

• Go present for the latest connected Gabrielle Petito’s disappearance.

The quality remains believed to beryllium to Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito were recovered connected the eastbound bound of the Grand Teton National Park successful Wyoming, the F.B.I. said, an country that her household antecedently said was the past spot they knew she was driving toward with her fiancé arsenic they embarked connected a cross-country trip.

The remains were specifically recovered successful the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area successful the Bridger-Teton National Forest, a remote, alpine scenery with glimmering lakes, sprawling mountains and much than 200 miles of trails, wherever millions of visitors travel each year, according to the National Park Service.

The camping area, which is successful not successful a developed campground installation and lacks services similar drinking h2o and trash removal, is fashionable with campers, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The tract besides offers views of the Tetons.

Ms. Petito’s stepfather, Jim Schmidt, said helium and Ms. Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, past spoke with Ms. Petito connected a FaceTime telephone connected either Aug. 23 oregon Aug. 24. During that call, they learned that Ms. Petito and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, were leaving Utah and driving to Grand Teton National Park.

The couple’s cross-country travel was good documented connected social media.

Mr. Schmidt said Ms. Petito texted her parent a fewer times aft that, according to the New York Post.

After Mr. Laundrie, who is present a “person of interest” successful the case, returned to his location successful North Port, Fla., without her, Ms. Petito’s household reported her missing, the North Port Police Department said.

The Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area was closed to the nationalist connected Sunday evening.

Charles Jones, an F.BI. agent, said connected Sunday that crews with the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service had helped investigators navigate “rugged terrain” during the search.