“Brissa Romero” a Carpentersville teenager was the focus of a week-long search after going missing on December 4 while on route to a holiday work party. But after some days of going missing she was discovered deceased. In this post, you will get all the information related to her including autopsy reports, death and other updates.
Where Did Brissa Romero’s Dead Body Find?
Romero vanished while traveling to a Vernon Hills bowling facility. She was last seen in Des Plaines, visiting a relative. Police say that security footage, which was recorded just before Romero’s phone last rang, from a fast food restaurant nearby indicates she was driving around the time she was thought to have vanished.
During the investigation, several items belonging to Romero, including a backpack were found along the pond’s shore. A 2008 Nissan Rogue, had been also found in the same pond.
UPDATE: Police officials say 17-year-old Brissa Romero was believed to be inside her car when it drove into a pond in Vernon Hills but the teenager remains missing despite her car being recovered. https://t.co/QicvTVN5Gm
— Lake & McHenry County Scanner (@LMCScanner) December 11, 2023
Just before 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, December 12 divers taking part in the search for the missing child discovered and recovered a body that fit her description from a retention pond near Executive Way and Lakeview Parkway in Vernon Hills, around 40 miles north of Chicago.
Have a look at the below tweet and see the location where Brissa Romero’s dead body was found.
BREAKING: Divers in Vernon Hills have pulled a body from the retention pond that has been at the center of the search for missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero.
Her car was pulled from the pond Monday.
Police believe she drove her car into the pond Dec 4. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/m6pqaOLXRT
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) December 12, 2023
When her dead body was found, the Deputy Chief of Police, Holubetz, shared a statement. Check out what they said in the tweet provided below:
Looks like they have found the body of Brissa Romero in the pond. 🥺🥺 #Illinois pic.twitter.com/yauoOVDJc5
— Rose (@901Lulu) December 12, 2023
What Was Found in Brissa Romero’s Autopsy Reports?
According to the preliminary autopsy results that were completed on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, there were no significant injuries and Romero’s death is consistent with drowning.
BREAKING: The coroner says an autopsy showed missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero died from drowning after the girl and her car were found in a pond in Vernon Hills. https://t.co/ZyZZiYZu1b
— Lake & McHenry County Scanner (@LMCScanner) December 13, 2023
An investigation by the Vernon Hills Police Department, the Carpentersville Police Department, the Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) of Lake County and the Lake County Coroner’s Office is ongoing.
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When Will Brissa Romero Vigil Services be Held?
Romero was a graduate of Barrington High School and was studying at Harper College to become an ultrasound technician. On Sunday, December 17, 2023 family members held an emotional vigil for Romero outside of the Bowlero bowling alley.
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