Body found at Fort Funston is Oakley woman who was caught in landslide
SAN FRANCISCO — A body found Monday on a beach at Fort Funston is that of an Oakley woman buried in a landslide there a month ago.
The family of Kyra Sunshine Scarlet, 22, announced the news on an online fundraising page.
“It is with sorrow and joy that we are able to announce that our beloved ‘mermaid’ … has been recovered,” a post by her mother, Susan Scarlet, said. “Just as we were starting to come to grips [with] our loss of beloved daughter, sister, aunt, niece and friend, we got this bittersweet news.”
The United States Park police and Golden Gate National Recreation Area Park rangers responded about 8 a.m. Monday to reports that the body had been found. The San Francisco Fire Department also responded.
“We are so grateful to the SFFD, as well as the U.S. Park Rangers and Police for their efforts on Kyra’s behalf,” Susan Scarlet wrote.
On Feb. 22, Kyra Scarlet was walking her dog with a friend on a sandy cliff, when the land below her collapsed. Her friend and dog were rescued, but searchers never found her. Search efforts were called off March 3.
“Kyra left this world doing what she loved — being outside, near the ocean at one of her favorite dog parks,” the family wrote in an obituary.
The fundraising page seeks to raise $15,000 to help with the family’s unexpected expenses. It had raised $9,830 through 10 a.m. Tuesday.