Investigators searched the Gunnison River and a nearby commercial sewage facility Wednesday in the search for a Grand Junction woman who has been missing for weeks.
Search dogs brought in from out of state led investigators to the two locations over the weekend, according to a Mesa County sheriff’s spokeswoman.
Paige Birgfeld, a 34-year-old mother of three, disappeared June 28 and is thought to be the victim of foul play. Sheriff’s officials have not named suspects but say they are investigating multiple “persons of interest.”
Divers from metro Denver and Mesa County are looking for any sign of Birgfeld along a stretch of the river south of Grand Junction.
“We’re looking for anything,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Norma Mestas. “But worst-case scenario, we’re looking for Paige Birgfeld.”
Searchers were led to the river after finding a 15-mile trail of Birgfeld’s personal belongings scattered along U.S. 50 south of the city and ending at roads that cross the river, said her father, Frank Birgfeld.
