Body of Katy Roe Recovered from Ocean

Sad news for a community that has been holding out hope.

22-year old Katharine "Katy" Olivia Roe disappeared early on Sunday April 17, 2016 from Depoe Bay, OR.

(DEPOE BAY, Ore.) - On May 5, 2016, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the US Coast Guard, Station Depoe Bay they had located and recovered a clothed female body from the ocean just outside the jaws of the Depoe Bay Harbor.

Lincoln County Major Crime Team members immediately responded, and detectives were able to make a positive presumptive identification of the recovered body to be missing person, Katharine “Katy” Roe of Depoe Bay.

Investigators reported the condition of Katy’s body is consistent with having been in the water since the time of her disappearance and there were no obvious indications of foul play; however, the State Medical Examiner’s Office is responsible for conducting the official autopsy.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office detectives notified Katy’s family early this morning. The Roe Family and the Sheriff’s Office wish to thank the local community for their support since Katy’s disappearance.

Source: Lincoln County Sheriff's Office