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Human remains found in Whiteriver were identified as a missing 16-year-old White Mountain Apache teen, Challistia 'Tia' Lulani Colelay.

Authorities have ruled the case a homicide and are conducting a search for evidence in the area.

A Turquoise Alert, designed to help find missing Indigenous individuals, was never issued after Colelay was reported missing.

The human remains discovered Nov. 3 near the community of Knots Landing in Whiteriver have been identified as those of a 16-year-old White Mountain Apache teen. Authorities have ruled the case a homicide.

Challistia Lulani Colelay — also known as Tia — was reported missing Oct. 27 to the White Mountain Apache Police Department, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Fort Apache Agency. Her disappearance did no

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