The body of a woman from South Bend who was reported missing in Missouri has been found in a state park lake.

Twenty-three-year-old Raffaella Stroik's body was found in Mark Twain Lake at about 9:40 a.m. CST Wednesday.

A public information officer for the Missouri State Highway Patrol told NewsCenter 16 there was no evidence of foul play in Stroik's death.

Stroik was last seen at a Whole Foods in Town and Country, Missouri, on Monday around 10:30 a.m. Later that day, her car was spotted by Missouri Highway Patrol locked and unattended in Mark Twain State Park in a parking lot near a boat launch, about 2 hours to the northwest of Whole Foods and her home.

"Parked, unattended, nobody was around it, it was locked," Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Eric Brown said. "Park rangers found it on Monday afternoon, somewhere around 3."

But it didn't look suspicious, so they left it be. It wasn't until they saw it again the next morning that things felt a little off.

"We began to do some further research and investigation," Brown said. "Contacted the family and was able to determine that Raffaella was indeed missing."

Stroik was a prolific dancer and had just joined the St. Louis Ballet in 2017, so she had lots of people who wanted to find her. Especially her parents, who rushed from South Bend to St. Louis.

"They were here," Brown said. "They were present this morning when the search was occurring, as were a lot of Raffaella Stroik's friends in the metropolitan St. Louis area who came -- some of them came last night and a lot of them returned today to assist in the search. And we're thankful for them, and our thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and her family."

But just Wednesday morning, it was a private plane helping with the search that spotted someone in the water. The highway patrol retrieved her body, and broke a lot of hearts.

The Southold Dance Theater, where Stroik performed in the Nutcracker in 2012 and 2015, had no comment. They did say through tears that it's been a very difficult and hard day.

Her alma mater, St. Joseph High School released a statement saying, "This is a sad time for the St. Joe family. We pray earnestly for the repose of Raffaella's soul, for the healing of the Stroik family, and for all those who knew and loved Raffaella."

Now the questions left are why and how.

"We aren't seeing any signs of foul play," Brown said. "Which is a good thing. But until the autopsy can be completed and our investigators can have some more time to follow up leads and build a timeline, we won't be able to make a positive determination."

Theresa Thomas's daughters were friends of Stroik's.

"Raffaella was beautiful pure soul and devoted Catholic," Thomas said. "Our family grieves deeply with the Stroiks tonight, who undoubtedly will be relying on their strong faith and love for one another to get through this tragedy."

Stroik's autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, but police say there's no indication that there's any danger to the public.

Her alma mater also invited the rest of the community to Mass in the Chapel of St. Joseph on the school's campus at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15.