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Shantina Smiley And Son Are Both Missing

Shantina Smiley And Son Are Both Missing – Searchers looking for a missing Washington state woman and her 8-year-old son who haven’t been seen since Saturday say that the road leading to the beach where her submerged minivan was recovered is heavily timbered and very difficult to find without knowing the area.
Olympia, Wash., police haven’t ruled out foul play.

“I couldn’t even find the access road, and it was light out,” said Lt. Chris Mealy of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. “You really have to know where it is. It’s the kind of road you don’t want to take because it’s so steep and narrow.”

“It’s very rare for someone who doesn’t know the area to wind up where her van wound up,” Mealy said.

Shantina Smiley, 29, and her son Azriel Carver were last seen Saturday evening driving from their home in Silverlake, Wash., to Smiley’s stepfather’s home 120 miles south in Castlerock, Wash. They left for their journey at approximately 5 p.m., said Mealy.

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