Body Found in Santa Cruz Mountains Amid Search for Missing Elderly Woman

Body found in Santa Cruz Mountains during search for missing 73-year-old woman

By Tim Fang Authorities in Santa Cruz County said they located a body during a search for an elderly woman who went missing in the area more than two months ago. According to the sheriff’s office, a body was found in what was described as a “densely wooded area” Sunday afternoon, as crews were conducting a search for 73-year-old Jeanne Burke. The search efforts were being conducted in the area of Ice Cream Grade and Moore Ranch Road. In a statem…

Body found in Santa Cruz Mountains amid search for missing elderly woman

(KRON) -- A body was recovered over the weekend in the Santa Cruz Mountains amid the search for an elderly woman who went missing two months ago, authorities announced Tuesday. Jeanne Burke, 73, was last seen on November 18 near Moore Ranch Road in the Bonny Doon area of the Santa Cruz Mountains. On January 17 and 18, a coordinated search effort continued around Moore Ranch Road, along with an area by Ice Cream Grade situated 3 miles to the nort…

Authorities discover body in Bonny Doon while searching for missing elderly woman

BONNY DOON — Search and rescue teams discovered a body in Bonny Doon while searching for an at-risk elderly woman that has been missing for two months. According to a release Tuesday from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, the body was discovered Sunday within a densely wooded area near Ice Cream Grade and Moore Ranch Road, which is within the identified search zone for 73-year-old Jeanne Burke. Authorities continue to look for 73-year-old …

Body found during search for missing 73-year-old Santa Cruz County hiker

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said a body was found during the search for missing at-risk hiker Jeanne Burke, who was last seen on Nov. 18, 2025.

Body recovered in Santa Cruz Mountains during search for missing 73-year-old woman

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Body discovered during search for 73-year-old hiker

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office announced the discovery of a body in a densely-wooded area off of Ice Cream Grade on the north side of Santa Cruz. On Jan. 17 and 18, search efforts for 73-year-old Jeanne Burke continued in the area of Ice Cream Grade and Moore Ranch Road. On the afternoon of Jan. 18, a body was discovered in the search zone they were working. The Sheriff’s Office has not yet determined the identity of the recovere…