Missing Filipina found dead in Las Vegas, Nevada

NEW YORK — A Filipina who was reported missing in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been found dead.

Seventy-five-year-old Lourdes Morin was reported missing by her family on July 27. She was last seen heading to attend Mass at St. Viator Church near Flamingo, but she never returned home.

According to a Missing Person Alert issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Morin was last seen around 7:00 a.m. on July 26 near Dorothy Avenue. She was wearing a white blouse and black pants at the time.

Three days later, her decomposing body was discovered by hikers in a ravine, approximately 10 kilometers from where she was last seen.

According to Michael Lampkin, the husband of Morin’s daughter, her body was found face down in a gully and was already in an advanced state of decomposition.

Authorities have yet to determine whether foul play was involved. An autopsy has been conducted to establish the exact cause of death.

The victim’s family is now asking: How did Lourdes end up in a ravine so far from where she was last seen?

Morin, a native of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, arrived in Las Vegas in May to visit her daughter and grandchildren. A green card holder, she was scheduled to return to the Philippines in January.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched by a family friend to help raise funds for her cremation and the repatriation of her ashes to the Philippines.

Michael is also appealing to the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles for assistance in bringing Lourdes home.

He said they have been calling the consulate for several days but have only reached an answering machine.—AOL, GMA Integrated News