| Nature of Incident: |
Human Skeletal Remains of Missing Person Located |
| Report Number: |
25-122591 |
| Location: |
Ventura Riverbed, South of Baldwin Road, Ojai Valley |
| Date & Time: |
09/24/2025 @ 10:27 AM |
| Unit(s) Responsible: |
Ojai Station Patrol, Ojai Station Detectives, Search and Rescue Unit, Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office, Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes |
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence
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| (D) Zyanya Valora |
Mira Monte |
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| Narrative: |
On 09/24/2025, a local conservancy group was clearing out invasive plants in the Ventura Riverbed just south of the Baldwin Road bridge where suspected human skeletal remains were located.
Deputies from the Ojai Patrol Station, Ojai Station Detectives, and Major Crimes Bureau responded to the location along with the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office who confirmed the skeletal remains were human. Due to the condition of the remains, the decedent could not immediately be identified.
Several additional units assisted in the recovery of the decedent including members of the Search and Rescue (SAR) Unit, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Unit, and Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) Unit.
On 09/26/2025, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity of the decedent to be missing person, Zyanya Valora. Zyanya Valora had been missing since 06/25/2024 when she was last seen at her residence by family members.
According to the Medical Examiner, there was not any obvious lethal trauma to the decedent and the cause and manner of death are pending further analysis.
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| Prepared by: |
Detective Erik Hernandez |
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| News Release Date: |
09/29/2025 |
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| Media Follow-Up Contact: |
Sergeant Monica Smith
805-654-2385
[email protected]
Or
Ventura County Medical Examiner
[email protected]
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| Approved by: |
Captain Victor Medina
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