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Missing Orting mother’s body found in woods

The Columbian
Published: June 22, 2015, 12:00am

TACOMA — The body of an Orting mother of two, who went missing more than two weeks ago, has been found in the woods near Kapowsin.

The News Tribune reports search dogs led detectives Saturday to 28-year-old Nicole White’s body, which had been wrapped in a tarp. Her car was found over an embankment near Graham shortly after she disappeared.

White was last seen leaving a Spanaway bar June 6 with a man she met through an online dating service. Her mother reported her missing the following day.

Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman, Ed Troyer, says the man White met at Jeepers Country Bar and Grill remains a person of interest. He is in Pierce County Jail on unrelated weapons charges.

A cause of death has yet to be determined.

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