Body of missing woman found in Philadelphia, police believe she was ejected out of car’s sunroof

Police have identified the body found in a Philadelphia creek as Cassandra Johnston, the Bucks County woman who went missing last month, and believe she died as a result of her being ejected through the sunroof of her car.

After taking a trip to Philadelphia, Johnston, 26, went missing on July 10. While searching near the Bryberry Creek, investigators found her body. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death as an accident and added that Johsnton died from blunt impact trauma.

Police found Johnston’s body near her car which had crashed in an area in the woods. Her body was found far from her vehicle, according to 6 ABC.

Lower Southampton Township Police Chief Ted Krimmel said that Johnston potentially lost control of her car while traveling around a bend.

“Went airborne, up and over the guardrail. She crashed into a tree, probably about 30 feet in the air,” Krimmel said. “We believe she was ejected from the car through the sunroof. And the place where the car landed ... it was 49 yards from the roadway to where her car landed. You couldn’t see it from the street or the air.”

Investigators believe Johnston’s body moved after nearby flooding impacted the woods and creek area where she was found. The recent onslaught of tornadoes is also believed to have helped authorities locate her body more easily.