The body of a missing American has been found in Russia

Moscow.

Discovered by Russian researchers The corpse of an American Authorities said Saturday that a man who had been missing for several days was being held on suspicion of murder.

Russian news agencies identified the woman as American Catherine Cerro, 34 years old.

Earlier this week, investigators said the 34-year-old foreigner lived in the suburbs Nizhny Novgorod, 420 km east. Moscow, Got into an unidentified car and then disappeared.

They explained that he had gone Russia Join the Master of Laws program in 2019 Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University.

The Russian and American media reported that the woman was Zero, and search parties in Nizhny Novgorod confirmed that she was missing.

The commission, which handles major crimes in Russia, said it found it on Saturday.Missing foreign student“.

“Today, as a result of a large-scale search operation, the girl’s body was found,” the group said in a statement without giving its name.

The group added that police had arrested a resident “on suspicion of murder.” Nizhny Novgorod Born in 1977, he was “punished many times” for serious crimes.

Investigators said the woman’s last contact was with her mother before she went missing on Tuesday.