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The woman’s body found in the Columbia River near Woodland last month has been identified as woman missing from St. Helens, Ore., for more than a year.

Using dental records, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office identified the body of Lynn M. Paan-Saephan, 29, of St. Helens, who disappeared from a residential mental health home on Jan. 23, 2013. At the time, officials labeled her as “at risk” because she had a recent history of mental illness and may have been delusional.

Coroner Tim Davidson said Thursday the body had been in the river for about a year and a half by the time fishermen found it floating near Lions Day Park.

The cause of death was determined to be drowning with the manner undetermined pending further investigation. The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Helens Police Department are investigating. Davidson said the autopsy did not find signs of trauma or violence.

The Daily News, Longview, Wash.

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