The remains of a missing Joshua Tree woman were found Sunday. The County Coroner’s office said Nola Taylor, 84, was reported missing Thursday, September 11. Her vehicle was subsequently found along a dirt road in Twentynine Palms, about 1.3 miles east of the Indian Cove Ranger Station. The car appeared to have become disabled while turning around on a life estate private road in the park. Multiple searches of the area had been conducted using patrol personnel, aircraft, bloodhounds, and elements of the County Sheriff Volunteer Forces and Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue Teams. Sunday, just after 9:00 a.m. search and rescue personnel located her remains in the desert, about one-half mile south of Desert Quail Dr. and Baseline Rd. An examination will be conducted early this week in order to attempt to determine the cause of death.
