A woman who went missing a couple of weeks ago in Bloomingburg has been found deceased.
On Wednesday, March 22nd at 12:38 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a person found deceased at a residence located at 50 Midland Avenue in Village of Bloomingburg in northeast Fayette County. Upon arrival, deputies were directed to an upstairs area of the home where the deceased body of Naomi Sayre, 21, was discovered inside a closet.
Naomi Sayre, 21, of Bloomingburg, OH
Sayre had been reported missing by her mother, Theresa Sayre, on Sunday, March 5th. Her mother told investigators that her daughter had stormed out of the house on the day prior following an argument with her boyfriend.
Following the discovery of Naomi Sayre’s body, sheriff’s detectives were contacted and responded to the scene, obtaining a search warrant for the home in their continuing investigation.
At the time of the missing person report, Theresa Sayre reported that Naomi had ingested medication not prescribed to her prior to leaving the home. Naomi was last seen traveling north on Midland Avenue. At that time, Naomi reportedly left the home without her cellular device.
A missing persons case was created by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and Naomi was entered in NCIC as a missing endangered person. A community search was coordinated on Sunday, March 12th where volunteers canvassed the Village of Bloomingburg, focusing on the area where Naomi Sayre was last reported to have been seen by her mother.
Fayette County Coroner, Dr. Lenora Fitton, was summoned to the scene following the report this morning and pronounced Naomi Sayre dead on arrival. Naomi’s body was subsequently transported from the scene to the Montgomery County Medical Coroner’s Office for a post-mortem examination. There were no signs of foul play discovered during the examination and the time and cause of death is unknown at this time, although decomposition of the remains indicated that Sayre had been deceased for an extended period of time.
Sheriff’s detectives conducted the on-scene investigation overnight and into the early morning hours, conducting interviews with other individuals at the home that were present during the discovery of Naomi’s body. Theresa Sayre declined to be interviewed when requested by detectives and wished to speak with legal counsel.
Sheriff’s detectives are collaboratively continuing the investigation with the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.