Christa Mahoney
The body of a woman found in the San Francisco Bay last week has been identified as that of 37-year-old Daly City resident Christa Mahoney, who went missing last month, according to the San Francisco medical examiner’s office.
Mahoney was last seen on Jan. 26, after having eaten lunch with her dog Buddy at downtown San Francisco restaurant John’s Grill.
That same day Buddy was handed over to San Francisco Animal Care and Control after he was found wandering alone near Union Square. Additionally, Mahoney’s wallet and phone were found on the San Francisco Municipal Railway line N-Judah along The Embarcadero, Daly City police said.
In the days before she went missing, Mahoney’s friends said she was having mental health issues due to health problems. But, they said, it was very unusual that she would leave her dog unattended.
On Thursday, Mahoney’s friend Paula Lykins described her as “a woman with a lot of energy,” but said that after she was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, things changed.
San Francisco police said officers recovered a body, later identified as Mahoney, on Feb. 1 in the water, but didn’t specify where exactly. They also said at the time that foul play was not suspected.
Mahoney’s dog Buddy is being cared for by Mahoney’s former partner, Lykins said.
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