Awful News: 20 Yr Old Woman Previously Declared Missing Is Found In Her Vehicle Submerged in ELB Los Cerritos Channel; LBPD Believes An Accident

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Awful News: 20 Yr Old Woman Previously Declared Missing Is Found Deceased In Her Vehicle Submerged in ELB Los Cerritos Channel; LBPD Believes An Accident

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(Dec. 14, 2014, 8:15 a.m.) -- LBREPORT.com is saddened to report that the body of Ashlee Armond, a 20 year old woman declared missing on Dec. 13, was recovered last night from inside a vehicle submerged in the Los Cerritos channel in the area of at 5th St./Silvera Ave.

In a release, LBPD says its preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was heading eastbound on 5th St., failed to stop at the end of the roadway and drove into the Los Cerritos Channel...and detectives believe what occurred was accidental.

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[LBPD release text] Late last night [Dec. 13], Long Beach Police located a vehicle submerged in the Los Cerritos Channel at 5th Street, east of Silvera Avenue. It was believed that the vehicle could possibly be the vehicle related to the missing person’s investigation involving 20-year-old Ashlee Armond.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel, including their dive team, responded to the location and began a rescue operation. The vehicle was identified as the 2001 green Honda Civic being driven by Ashlee Armond. The driver of the vehicle was located and removed, and pronounced deceased at the scene. It was determined that the driver was Ashlee Armond.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was travelling eastbound on 5th Street, when she failed to stop at the end of the roadway and drove into the Los Cerritos Channel. Based on their investigation, detectives believe the collision was accidental.
The Long Beach Police Dive team responded to recover the vehicle from the channel.
Long Beach Police Collision Investigation detectives ask that anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them at (562) 570-7132.