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Tara Savannah Payne’s body found in Baltimore harbor after she was last seen celebrating birthday with friends
THE body of a 26-year-old woman was found in the water off a marina after celebrating her birthday with her friends.
body was found near Dockside Circle, , on Thursday afternoon, two days after she was last seen.
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Footage from the scene showed her body being removed, with police saying her remains will go to the Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death.
Payne, who went by the name Savannah, had been celebrating her birthday on Monday night and disappeared in the early hours of the next day.
She reportedly got separated from her friends.
Baltimore City Police’s Marine Unit and the Natural Resources Police were searching the water near Bo Brooks and The Lighthouse Point Marina.
On Wednesday night they said that they believed Savannah had fallen into the water.
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, cops said her family and friends were concerned with her wellbeing.
Savannah's father, Jimmy Payne, told earlier on Thursday: "Everyone loves her. She loves everyone and everyone just wants her safe return and that’s what we’re hoping for."
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"Savannah is in love with the beach like I am. Her passion is the beach, being with her friends, being with her family," he added. "She loves Taco, the family dog, and she loves her brother."
A woman named Kelli Schauman, who claimed to be Payne's stepmother, took to at the time to write: "I am her stepmom . She still hasn’t been found . Her dad, mom, stepdad … whole family and friends are devastated.
"Please if anyone has information please send a message. Please send prayers to our whole family."
Search for missing Tara Payne, 26, who also uses name Savannah in Baltimore as family ‘concerned’ over disappearance
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