- Missing woman Jaclyn Elmquist was discovered Friday in the basement of 540 West 28th Street
- The legal recruiter went missing after a work party in Manhattan
- CCTV footage shows her staggering down a Chelsea street for hours before she was found dead
Tragic footage shows the final moments of a legal recruiter found dead in a garbage chute in the basement of a luxury Manhattan apartment building.
Missing woman Jaclyn Elmquist, originally from Minnesota, is seen staggering down a Chelsea street hours before her body was discovered at the apartment complex at 540 West 28th Street.
The 24-year-old legal recruiter disappeared after a work party, sparking a frenzied search by her loved ones who defaced the area with photos of missing people.
But on Saturday afternoon, their worst fears came true when police confirmed Elmquist’s identity.
Police currently do not suspect foul play in the death and say there is no evidence of criminality.
The body of missing woman Jaclyn Elmquist was discovered Friday in the garbage chute of a Manhattan apartment complex
According to the family, Elmquist disappeared after a work party and did not show up at her office the next day
The 24-year-old was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in the basement of 540 West 28th Street
Missing posters indicated that Elmquist was last seen getting into a yellow cab outside Catch Steakhouse in Manhattan.
Alarm bells started ringing after she never returned to her Brooklyn home or showed up for work.
Elmquist’s niece Katlyn Kampmeier said her coworkers put her in a cab the night she disappeared.
Family tracked her phone to 184 11th Street before losing signal. Elmquist’s body was discovered at the apartment complex just a few blocks away.
Police were called to the complex around 2:40 p.m. after a report that someone had been injured in the area.
An NYPD spokesperson said Saturday morning, “A 24-year-old woman was found unresponsive and unresponsive in the basement of 540 West 28th Street.
“EMS responded and pronounced her dead at the scene. The medical examiner will confirm the cause of death. The investigation is still ongoing at this time.”
After the gruesome discovery, police could be seen in the area for hours.
Sources told The Washington News the body was discovered with evidence of trauma to the body and head.
The police do not yet want to reveal the cause of death, but say there is no foul play
The grim discovery has shocked residents of the luxury development, where their homes sell for an average of $1.5 million
A panicked family put up missing persons posters in the area after Elmquist didn’t show up for work
The outlet reported that a resident was told that a handyman discovered the body while taking out the trash.
‘It’s terrible. Man, I feel terrible for that person,” he said.
It is not yet known exactly how long she had been in the basement before she was discovered.
The 13-story building is just steps from High Line Park. The complex has 90 units, with an average property price of nearly $1.5 million, according to StreetEasy.