An East County woman who had been missing for a week was found dead over the weekend in a rural area south of Alpine, authorities said Monday.
The body of Michelle Moden, 53, was discovered Sunday along with her pickup along Sequan Truck Trail in Harbison Canyon, the California Highway Patrol said.
There were no immediate signs of foul play, the CHP said. However, the cause and circumstances of her death are continuing to be investigated, according to the state agency.
Moden had gone missing after leaving her residence on Dehesa Road in unincorporated El Cajon in her blue 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on April 20, sheriff’s officials said. Authorities had said she had a health condition that required medication and did not have a cellphone.
