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Body found off Crestline highway identified as missing Newport Beach woman

The body of a woman was found by authorities off a highway in Crestline on Nov. 18, 2025. She was later identified as Aryan Papoli, 58, of Newport Beach. (Image courtesy San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department)
The body of a woman was found by authorities off a highway in Crestline on Nov. 18, 2025. She was later identified as Aryan Papoli, 58, of Newport Beach. (Image courtesy San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department)
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The body of a woman found off a highway in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains has been identified as 58-year-old Aryan Papoli from Newport Beach, authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 1.

Her body was found roughly 75 feet down a steep mountain embankment near Highway 138 and Crestline Road at around 11:42 a.m. on Nov. 18, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. An autopsy was conducted Nov. 18 and injuries consistent with a fall were noted, the Sheriff’s Department has said.

Papoli was reported missing on Nov. 22, according to Steven Oberon, a spokesperson for the Newport Beach Police Department.

The death investigation is continuing, the Sheriff’s Department said in a written statement.

 

 

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