Remains likely belonging to missing Sylva woman found
Two months after issuing a Silver Alert in the disappearance of 80-year-old Sylva resident Eunice Gass, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is awaiting test results on remains believed to belong to Gass.
On Saturday, Oct. 22, a pair of ATV riders found Gass’ vehicle in the Cherokee National Forest near the Cherokee County, North Carolina, and Monroe County, Tennessee, border. When she was first reported missing Aug. 26, Gass was believed to be driving a silver 2006 Toyota Scion XA.
After the ATV riders found the vehicle, during late evening of Oct. 22, Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall confirmed that it was the vehicle Gass had been driving. A search of the area around the vehicle then commenced, and on Oct. 22 the Monroe County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office found remains nearby.
The remains have been sent to Knox County Medical Center for positive identification.
