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The body of a woman was found Thursday in the water near the south shore of Big Bear Lake where investigators have been searching for a missing Irvine woman.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies doing an aerial search in a helicopter spotted the body about 10 a.m., according to Jodi Miller of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The body of a deceased female was located in the South Shore area of Big Bear Lake. The recovery process is underway. http://t.co/PxlGwn75bI
— SB County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) January 8, 2015
The dead woman has not been positively identified, but investigators suspect it is Lisa Ann Cimbaluk, who was reported missing Dec. 29.
The 35-year-old woman’s empty car was found covered in snow at the Woodland Trailhead in Fawnskin on Sunday. Her parents reported her missing.
— City News Service