Body Found In Evanston Matches Description Of Missing Skokie Woman, Police Say

EVANSTON, IL — A body found last month in Evanston appears to match the description of a Skokie woman who went missing more than four months ago, authorities said.

Tsering “Dolma” Wangyal, 82, was last seen at the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., on July 15.

Human remains were discovered Nov. 30 in a wooded area less than half a mile away, according to police.

“The deceased’s description and clothing were consistent with Tsering Wangyal,” Cmdr. Ryan Glew told Patch.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office staff are working with Skokie and Evanston police to identify the body conclusively, Glew said.

Wangyal's disappearance sparked an extensive search led by her family, friends, and members of the Tibetan community, who spent weeks canvassing neighborhoods, posting flyers and contacting shelters and hospitals across the area.

Glew said the remains were found amid heavy vegetation near the Pace Bus facility at 2330 Oakton St., which is located between James Park and the North Shore Channel.

The discovery comes just steps from James Park, where the her family organized a candlelight vigil eight weeks after Wangyal vanished.

Dolma, who did not drive, was believed to have been trying to reach the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago center at Dempster and McCormick in Evanston, about a mile north of where the body was found, on the day she disappeared.

Glew said investigators do not suspect foul play.

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