CREWS FIND BODY OF TEEN; AUTOPSY SET FOR OAK VIEW GIRL.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer The body of a missing 14-year-old girl was discovered in a rugged area of the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. Saturday, bringing to a tragic close a massive four-day search. With an autopsy on Kali Manley scheduled for this morning, Ventura County coroners expect to know the cause of death by noon, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Zelmira Isaac, an investigator in the Medical Examiner's Office. ``The family is just devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ,'' said sheriff's Deputy Julie Smith. ``Obviously we're very upset to see something like this happen, especially around this time year.'' The Oak View girl's body was discovered by searchers shortly after 2 p.m., about 30 miles north of Ojai, Smith said. Nearly 100 volunteers joined sheriff's personnel beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday in a search through rocky mountain terrain, dry brush and Ojai-area neighborhoods in hopes of finding Kali. She was reported missing Sunday evening after an overnight stay with a girlfriend. From the beginning, Kali's family and friends maintained that she was not the type of person who would run away. ``She always called us as to what her whereabouts are,'' Kali's father, Chuck, said on Thursday. ``I've always known where she is. This had never happened (before).'' Sheriff's personnel were amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. by the outpouring of community support in the search of the 100-square-mile Ojai Valley. ``The search-and-rescue team and the volunteers and the citizens of this community have been outstanding,'' Smith said. ``Even at 7:30 this morning, we had 50 people here ready to go out and search. It's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to me.'' This case comes on the heels of another holiday season tragedy - the disappearance of 18-year-old Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. resident Melinda Marie Brown, who was found dead Nov. 27 near the Los Padres National Forest. She had been missing for two weeks. Sheriff deputies earlier this week said there is no indication the two cases are related. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that contributions for Kali's burial and related expenses be sent to the Ojai Police Department, 402 S. Ventura St., Ojai, CA 93023. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Kali Manley Had been missing six days |
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