A body, discovered on Thursday by a family-led search party near Seattle, has been confirmed as the 32-year-old “August: Osage County” actress Misty Upham.
Tracy Rector, a spokesperson for Misty’s family, says that the cause of death has yet to be revealed.
A statement from the Auburn Police Department says, “there is no initial evidence or information to indicate foul play; however the Medical Examiner will make the final determination.”
Upham’s family has continued to criticise the local police force for their lack of cooperation in the search. Ms Upham had been missing for almost two weeks.
In a Facebook post, the family accused the Auburn Police of having a role in the actress’s disappearance, suggesting Upham slipped down a 150-foot embankment after “she ran into the wooded area behind her apartment to hide from the police.”
Rector told Variety that she and the family believe the Auburn Police Department could have done more to locate the actress.
“We just want to make it clear that the Auburn police had nothing to do with looking for her or finding her,” she said. “It was friends and family that led the search and rescue teams that found Misty.”