Body discovered near landslide that claimed life of woman at Fort Funston in SF

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Monday, March 25, 2019
Body discovered near landslide that claimed life of woman at Fort Funston in SF
A body has been discovered near a landslide that claimed the life of a young woman at Fort Funston in San Francisco last month.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There are new developments in the search for a woman buried in a slide under tons of dirt at San Francisco's Fort Funston about a month ago.

Emergency crews are now responding after a body was found in the area where the woman disappeared in February. Right now, authorities are trying to identify the remains discovered this morning.

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Fire officials say Kyra Sunshine Scarlet was with another woman and a dog walking on the beach and, while climbing over some rocks to avoid the water, tons of sand suddenly gave way above and came sliding more than 100 feet down.

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The other woman and dog were partially buried and rescued.