CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hawaii police confirmed that a body found in the Wailuku River on Feb. 25 is 28-year-old missing nurse Kelly Mrowinski of Chicago.
Mrowinski was hiking with a friend near Hilo on Hawaii's big island on Jan. 26 when she and her friend were swept into the Wailuku River by an apparent flash flood, police said.
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Her friend was able to swim to shore, but Mrowinski could not be located.
Extensive aerial and land searches were conducted, but there was no sign of Mrowinski until a body was found in the river Sunday.
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Police said the medical examiner performed an autopsy and found her death was caused by "fresh water drowning." Her death has been ruled accidental.
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