FREMONT — Authorities were not able to confirm immediately if a body discovered in the area of Alameda Creek on Thursday night is that of a Tracy woman missing for more than a month.
A man was walking his dogs along a trail when he found the body around 5:34 p.m. near the water along Alameda Creek by Coyote Hills in the Ardenwood area of Fremont, police said. The body was found on the north side of the creek, between the levee trail and the water.
“Upon initial visual inspection it appears the body has been in the water and elements for some time,” Fremont police said in a news release.
Jayda Jenkins, 18, went missing after her silver 2000 Honda Accord veered off Niles Canyon Road and into the creek on Jan. 21. Rescue workers searched the area extensively after the crash but did not locate her.
Police have not confirmed if the body found Thursday is Jenkins, but “there is a strong possibility that could be the case,” said Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly.
Authorities told the woman’s family about the possible finding. The sheriff’s department and coroner is handling the investigation.
“Only the coroner can confirm, but she is still missing and believed to be in the body of the water as a result of the collision and evidence at the scene of the vehicle,” said Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques.
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Staff writer Joseph Geha contributed to this report.
