The Body of 17 Year Old Phylicia Barnes Found in Susquehanna River in Maryland, Missing Since December 28, 2010

17 year old Phylicia Simone Barnes has been missing since December 28, 2010. She disappeared while visiting her sister in Baltimore, MD. Phylicia Barnes,  a senior at Union Academy in Monroe, North Carolina, was visiting her half-sister and other relatives in Baltimore on her Christmas vacation. 

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Two bodies were discovered the other day in the Susquehanna River in Maryland. Sadly, one of them  has been identified as Phylicia  Barnes, the missing North Carolina honors student. Dental records were used in the ID. The other body located was that of a man. Autopsies are supposed to be completed Thursday; however, is is not clear from police reports whether there is a connection between the two bobies found.

The body of a 17-year-old honor student from North Carolina — missing since December — has been found in a Maryland river, her father said Thursday.

Russel Barnes said that a female body found Wednesday in the Susquehanna River in Maryland is that of his daughter, Phylicia Barnes. The father said he’d learned as much after talking with authorities.

Say a prayer for the family and firnds of Phylicia Barnes … Rest in Peace.