Green Island

The body of a Waterford woman who had been missing since February and was known for her local theater and singing performances was found Monday in the Hudson River.

Workers at the Green Island hydroelectric plant found the body of Anna Kroup, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said.

Kroup, 24, had been missing since around midnight Feb. 18, when she left a note at her Second Street residence and was not seen again.

Apple said Kroup's body was found by a construction crew cleaning out a portion of the river at the plant.

He said tattoos on Kroup's body helped Waterford police identify her.

An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday morning at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

In the days after Kroup's disappearance, State Police dive teams searched the river and shorelines near where she lived. Kroup's body was found about four miles from her home.

Investigators said there were no signs of foul play found.

Kroup was the lead singer in a local band, the Pop Junkies, and had been in local theater productions.

The Pop Junkies Facebook page described Kroup as "a vibrant front person with a phenomenal vocal skill. Her background in a cappella is evident in her unmatched tone and intonation."

In 2012, according to news archives, Kroup won an award from the Theatre Association of New York and was part of a production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" at the Schenectady Civic Players.

Monday afternoon, minutes after Apple announced that Kroup's body had been found, condolences started pouring in on Kroup's personal Facebook page and another page set up in an effort to find her shortly after she went missing.

"I have no words. Rest in peace sweet Anna," read one post.

"It's no wonder that I felt inconsolably sad and out of it when I woke up today. You will be missed Anna, you will be remembered," read another.

Another said, "While she grew to be a beautiful young woman, Anna will always be that whimsical little girl to me. Her old soul was just too great for this world."

Kroup, an honor student at Waterford-Halfmoon High School who attended the University of Rochester afterward, was quoted in a 2006 article in the Troy Record when students went to the WAMC radio station to voice their opinions on affirmative action.

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"If anything, I want to go to college to learn more about diversity," Kroup said. "I want to open my mind from the homogeneous society that I was brought up in. I think we need more diversity in all our communities. That would help each community thrive and grow."

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