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Coroner IDs Remains as Those of Missing Woman

A woman whose remains were found Tuesday in Palm Desert is identified as same woman reported missing from her Palm Desert home.

The Riverside County Coroner’s Department has confirmed that the
remains of a womanon a utility access road in Palm Desert are those of 62-year-old Lupe Berumen. 

Berumen was earlier on Tuesday after missing work at Desert Arc for two days.  She had last been seen on August 26.

Berumen was developmentally disabled. 

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The Coroner’s office is still investigating the cause of death.

The Berumen's remains were found on a utility easement road behind Temple Sinai, about 2 miles from her Palm Desert apartment.

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