Officials believe it was a missing Chester woman whose body was recovered from a car submerged in the Delaware
Kortney Staples, 33, was last seen by her family on July 11, police said.
The body believed to be that of a missing 33-year-old Chester woman was recovered Sunday from a vehicle submerged in the Delaware River, divers and family members said.
Kortney Staples, a home healthcare nurse, was last seen by her family on July 11. She was reported missing on July 18 and since then her family has waged a tenacious public campaign to find her.
Official confirmation that the Staples has been found will be determined by the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Chaos Divers, a volunteer sonar search-and-recovery team, reported that they found her body inside a gray Nissan Altima in the waters off Chester. They said they found the car almost immediately on Sunday afternoon and they posted a photo of the license plate taken from the sunken car. The plate matches the woman’s vehicle.
“Working in conjunction with Chester Police Department law, fire departments, Station 77 Dive and Rescue, and Rob’s Towing, Kortney and her vehicle were recovered flawlessly,” Chaos Divers posted on Facebook.
“To Kortney’s family, friends, and everyone who knew and loved her, we offer our deepest and most heartfelt condolences. We hope that bringing Kortney home provides some measure of answers as her loved ones begin the incredibly difficult journey ahead,” said Chaos Divers, who are based in Illinois.
Family members also said they believe that their search is over.
“Yall no longer have to share the missing post…..it warms my heart to see my sister up & down my timeline & kno that she was much loved,” Koron Staples, Kortney’s brother, wrote on Facebook.
Chester police could not be immediately reached for comment.
