The body of missing Florissant woman, Barbara Higgins, was found late Saturday afternoon, confirmed the Florissant Police Department.

Higgins’ body was found in a submerged vehicle in the Mississippi River Friday in Lincoln County north of Highway 79 and Highway M in the B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area on a gravel road in a wooded area.

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The Missouri Highway Patrol told Fox 2 that a civilian sonar expert discovered the submerged 2014 Honda Accord and called authorities. Dive teams were sent into the river to determine how long the vehicle and body been submerged. source

Ms. Higgins was last seen on November 5th, 2017 at a Petro Mart located at 1200 Shackelford Rd, Florissant, MO 63031.