Missing American found dead in Italy

Italian police say they have found the body of an American woman missing in Tuscany for three days and believe she was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Carabinieri Col. Antonio Frassinetto told a news conference that the body of 23-year-old Allison Owens was found Wednesday in a canal beside a heavily trafficked road in San Giovanni Valdarno. He said she may have been using an iPod and not heard a car approaching.

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Tests have been ordered to determine the cause of death. Owens, from Columbus, Ohio, was a guide for a tour company. She was last seen alive Sunday afternoon and more than 100 police using dogs have been searching for her.

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Italian police say they have found the body of an American woman missing in Tuscany for three days and believe she was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Carabinieri Col. Antonio Frassinetto told a news conference that the body of 23-year-old Allison Owens was found Wednesday in a canal beside a heavily trafficked road in San Giovanni Valdarno. He said she may have been using an iPod and not heard a car approaching.

MissingAmericanItaly_(2).jpg — Personal Photo

Tests have been ordered to determine the cause of death. Owens, from Columbus, Ohio, was a guide for a tour company. She was last seen alive Sunday afternoon and more than 100 police using dogs have been searching for her.

MissingAmericanItaly_(3).jpg — Personal Photo

Italian police say they have found the body of an American woman missing in Tuscany for three days and believe she was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Carabinieri Col. Antonio Frassinetto told a news conference that the body of 23-year-old Allison Owens was found Wednesday in a canal beside a heavily trafficked road in San Giovanni Valdarno. He said she may have been using an iPod and not heard a car approaching.

MissingAmericanItaly_(1).jpg — Personal Photo

Tests have been ordered to determine the cause of death. Owens, from Columbus, Ohio, was a guide for a tour company. She was last seen alive Sunday afternoon and more than 100 police using dogs have been searching for her.

MissingAmericanItaly_(5).jpg — Personal Photo

Italian police say they have found the body of an American woman missing in Tuscany for three days and believe she was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Carabinieri Col. Antonio Frassinetto told a news conference that the body of 23-year-old Allison Owens was found Wednesday in a canal beside a heavily trafficked road in San Giovanni Valdarno. He said she may have been using an iPod and not heard a car approaching.