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The Columbia Police Department has posted an update on the search for a missing Columbia woman in a local river.
CPD said Wednesday that workers have completed the process of using a levee to excavate a part of the Lamine River in Cooper County. The press release says special canine units still detect human remains in that area near Highway 41.
That is where divers have been searching for Mengqi Ji for months. She’s been missing since last October. Prosecutors claim her husband, Joseph Elledge, killed her and dumped her body there. He’s pleaded not guilty.
“We are still exploring additional options that could potentially help us move forward,” CPD Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter says.
