Cops: Missing BYU Student's Body Found

A woman's body found in a canyon Sunday was believed to be a Brigham Young University student missing for more than a week, authorities said, and it appeared that she fell to her death.

Camille Cleverley, 22, has been missing since Aug. 30. A body matching the description of the blonde, blue-eyed woman was found at the base of a 200-foot cliff east of Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, said Lt. Yvette Rice of the Utah County Sheriff's Department.

The body was being carried down from the canyon Sunday evening. An autopsy would be conducted to both confirm the woman was Cleverley.

Provo police Capt. Cliff Argyle said the woman's body had injuries consistent with a fall, but it was too early to rule out foul play.

"How she ended up there, we're not sure," Argyle said.

Authorities had been searching mountain trails and the Provo River for Cleverly, believing she may have parked her bike and hiked one of the many trails leading into the Wasatch Mountains. A bicycle believed to be hers was stolen from a bike rack near the popular hiking spot last Sunday and turned over to police.

Search and rescue crews and hundreds of volunteers then focused on areas around the 607-foot waterfall. Searchers spotted the body Sunday afternoon, and Rice said the clothing matched the description Cleverley's family had given investigators.

Cleverley was scheduled to start her senior year on Sept. 4. The day after she disappeared, her debit card was used to buy doughnuts and fruit drinks at a Provo store, but investigators had no other clues to go on until the bike was found.

Police also gave her boyfriend a lie-detector test, which he volunteered to take and passed, although an FBI regional supervisor was to review the polygraph results.

Provo, home to BYU, is about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.