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Body Of Missing SoCal Woman Mackenzie Lueck Found In Utah Canyon

SALT LAKE CITY (CBSLA) —The body of missing 23-year-old El Segundo woman Mackenzie Lueck was found north of Salt Lake City Wednesday.

In a news conference Friday, Salt Lake City police announced that Lueck's remains were recovered from Logan Canyon, an area located about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City.

A security camera photo of Mackenzie Lueck taken at the Salt Lake City International Airport on June 17, 2019. She disappeared early that morning after taking a Lyft from the airport to an address in North Salt Lake. (Salt Lake City Police Department)

"In the wake of this tragic, tragic incident, I am relieved and restricken to report that we have recovered Mackenzie Lueck from Logan Canyon," Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown told reporters.

Thirty-one-year-old Ayoola Ajayi was arrested last week on murder and kidnapping charges in her death.

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