By RACHEL BOWMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
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22 View commentsThe body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished nine years ago after running out of a car and into the woods has been found.
Shannah Boiteau, 22, disappeared on June 22, 2016, when she jumped out of her boyfriend's car and fled into a wooded area in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
'Boiteau was last seen in the area of I-94 and County Road 74 after she ran from a vehicle being driven by her boyfriend,' cops said.
Almost a decade later, the St. Cloud Police Department shared her remains were found near where she was last seen.
On Saturday, police were notified that a property owner had located possible human remains on his property in the 25000 block of County Road 74.
'This was near the area where Shannah Boiteau was last seen in June of 2016,' police said.
Investigators recovered the skeletal remains and on Monday the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office confirmed they belonged to Boiteau.
Shannah Boiteau (left), 22, disappeared on June 22, 2016, when she jumped out of her boyfriend's car and fled into a wooded area in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Almost a decade later, the St. Cloud Police Department shared her remains were found near where she was last seen (pictured)
Her loved ones - who have run a Facebook page called 'Help find Shannah Boiteau' - also confirmed the tragic news.
'It is with great sorrow and sadness that we have to report that we have found Shannah Boiteau and she has gained her angel wings,' the group said.
'Please respect our privacy as we grieve and process all of this. Much love to everyone who has shared and helped us through this from the start.'
The St. Cloud Police department said the case remains an active investigation and they will work to uncover what happened to the young mother.
At the time, police believed the young mother-of-one was on the run over a probation violation and said she had a history of drug use.
Before Boiteau's death was revealed, St. Cloud police filed a search-warrant affidavit for the area, reported The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Court documents said police were notified by a man who found a human skull with teeth at a 'moist spot in the lower ground' on his property.
The affidavit did not mention Boiteau, but stated the remains have been 'outside in the elements for a number of years.'
The filing allowed police to search the property, where they collected skeletal remains while taking photos and video of the scene, according to the local newspaper.
Police believed the young mother was on the run over a probation violation and said she had a history of drug use
The affidavit did not mention Boiteau, but stated the remains have been 'outside in the elements for a number of years'
When she vanished in 2016, police suspected she may have been on the run from the law.
'Boiteau is believed to have fled Wisconsin due to a warrant being issued for her arrest for a probation violation,' police said at the time.
'Police do not believe that Boiteau knows anyone in the St. Cloud area, and does not have a phone.
'Boiteau has a history of drug use and persons should use caution if they come into contact with her.'
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