SEATTLE — Police in the Seattle suburb of Auburn said Thursday that they believe they have found the body of missing actress Misty Upham, known for her roles in August: Osage County, 'Frozen River and Django Unchained.
A woman's body was found in a ravine near the White River around 1 p.m. Thursday, police spokesperson Steve Stocker said. Items with Upham's name on them were found nearby. A family spokesperson later confirmed that the body is Upham. Charles Upham, Misty's father, confirmed her identity to authorities, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Stocker said Thursday evening that the body had been turned over to a medical examiner to confirm the identification and determine the cause of death. "At this point, we do not have any evidence or information to believe there is foul play," Stocker said in a statement.
Upham's uncle Robert Upham, who organized the search party to find the actress, found her body, according to Tracy Rector, a Seattle-based filmmaker and Misty Upham's friend.
"We waited at the site where the team found the body," said Rector, who participated in the search, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "It took about five-and-a-half hours to confirm. Then we gathered around her body to say prayers and now we're all gathered at the church."
The 32-year-old Native American actress was reported missing by her family Oct. 6, a day after they told police she was suicidal.
Charles Upham told KIRO-FM his daughter was upset and erratic, and had stopped taking medication for anxiety and bipolar disorder.
The family said Upham had moved to the Seattle area to help care for her father, who's recovering from a stroke. She had been staying on the Muckleshoot reservation.
