Body of teacher missing after writing 'Thank you everyone' on board found in creekbed

[The Straight Story]

Body of missing San Rafael teacher found

The body of a missing San Rafael schoolteacher was found in a creekbed Saturday, not too far from her home in Ross, according to her family.

Debra Schmitt, 53, a teacher at Terra Linda High School, had last been seen in Ross on Jan. 19. Searchers had scoured Golden Gate Park and other parks in San Francisco. Her body was found in a creekbed near her home, said Linda Czarnik, Schmitt's cousin, citing a phone call she received from Ross police.

The cause of her death won't be determined until after an autopsy by the Marin County coroner.

Schmitt was going through a divorce and had lost three close relatives over the past year, but it's not known whether those events played a role in her disappearance, Czarnik said.





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