A young woman who went missing six weeks ago on her way to a rehab center, has been found dead in Florida.

Jenna Jacobsen, from Long Island, New York, disappeared on April 25 having last been seen in Lake Worth Beach near Palm Beach.

It wasn't until almost a month later, on May 21, that she was reported missing.

Detectives in Palm Beach County, Florida have found the remains of missing Long Island woman 20-year-old Jenna Jacobsen

Jenna Jacobson was supposed to be heading to a drug treatment facility but somehow her body ended up in a remote street in the town of Lantana near Palm Beach in south Florida

Jacobson's body was found in the 1200 block of Southwinds Drive in Lantana on May 23

Jacobsen, 20, had come to Palm County for drug treatment.

Her subsequent death is being investigated as a homicide according to the Palm Beach Post.

Jacobsen was identified by the county medical examiner after analyzing human remains that were discovered last week in Lantana.

Her father, Chris, posted the tragic news on his Facebook page.

'She was an extremely kind, loving young woman,' her said on Monday. 'She had hopes and dreams and was aspiring to go to college and work in the veterinarian field.'

Jenna had gone down to Florida from Long Island to enter a drug treatment program (pictured left, with her father center)

'Your daughter was an amazing soul,' one man wrote in response.

'I am so sorry,' one woman wrote. 'This is absolutely terrifying and hits close to home. I came down to get sober 18 months ago. This is absolutely sickening.'

Jacobsen said his daughter disappeared after coming to Florida to go to a substance abuse treatment facility in Broward County.

Police were able to identify Jacobsen's bones that were discovered last week

According to court documents obtained by WPBF, deputies spotted Jacobsen with 26-year-old man in an alleyway commonly used by drug addicts.

He had a warrant out for his arrest in New York and ran when police tried handcuffing him. Deputies chased the man, used a stun gun on him and eventually arrested him.

And that was the last time she was ever seen.

He said that facility suddenly shut down, and Jenna was transferring to a facility in West Palm Beach when something went wrong.

After not hearing from his daughter for several weeks, the dad ended up flying to Florida to search for her himself.

'They made it as far as Lake Worth, there was an altercation, and she disappeared,' said Chris.

'This has just been a devastating experience and we are all heartbroken and I am hoping to find her as soon as we can,' he told the WPTV at the time.

Jacobsen's exact cause of death is unknown, but is being classified as a homicide, sheriff's officials said.

Her father is asking anyone with information to come forward to put whoever is responsible for Jenna's death behind bars.

'Please bring them to justice so she can rest easy and we can have closure on this,' said Chris. 'To be victimized like this is just beyond words that I can explain.'

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.