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(UPDATE) Missing Avoca woman found deceased

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March 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) [UPDATE12:34-p.m.]- The mother of an Avoca woman missing since Tuesday night, posted on her social media page early this (Thursday) afternoon, Eden Shaeffer was found deceased. Cynthia Shaeffer said “They are doing an autopsy to find out exactly what happened. Right now foul play is not suspected. Please pray for our family we are hurting more than I can describe and please respect our privacy at this time. I am broken, destroyed and crushed by this.”

Eden was last seen Tuesday night leaving work at the Harlan Dairy Queen. Her car was found on 200th Street in Shelby County Wednesday night, just north of Avoca. Her cell phone was found in a ditch.