Two Arizona teen runaways found dead in a water basin
Two teenage girls who are reported to have run away from a group home in Arizona have been found dead in a water basin in the state, local officials have said.
The remains of Kamryn Meyers, 15, and Sitlalli Avelar, 17, were found over the weekend when a man walking his dog called the authorities after seeing what he believed to be a mannequin in a water retention basin in Mesa, east of Phoenix, the local police department said in a statement.
The bodies were recovered by police at around 6pm on 21 January after the teens had been reported missing on 7 January after leaving Powerhouse Youth Facility Inc – a group home for troubled teenagers not far from where their bodies were located.
The state of the remains indicated that they had been in the water for a longer period of time, WAFB reported.
Mesa police said the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. It remains unclear if foul play is a factor.
Powerhouse Youth Facility Inc lawyer Brad Miller told AZFamily that Kamryn and Sitlalli had left group homes previously and were heard discussing leaving Powerhouse on 6 January.
He added that members of staff attempted to convince them to stay but they left the following day, at which point they were reported missing.
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