Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Washington Tidal Area: 'Such a Kind Soul'

Abigail Adams

April 23, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.·2 min read

Jenzele Couassi was last seen on Friday, April 19, near Shoultes Road in Marysville

<p>Laura Murril/Natosha Gobin/GoFundMe</p> Jenzele Couassi. — Laura Murril/Natosha Gobin/GoFundMe
Jenzele Couassi.

Jenzele Couassi, 16, was found dead Monday, April 22, in a tidal area near the Tulalip Teen Center in Washington, according to reports
The teen was last seen around 5 p.m. local time on April 19, near Shoultes Road in Marysville, where she lived
Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Couassi on Monday, including two friends who wrote letters to her

A Washington community is mourning the death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a local body of water days after she went missing.

Jenzele Couassi was found dead Monday, April 22, in a tidal area near the Tulalip Teen Center, where Tulalip Bay meets Battle Creek, according to FOX affiliate KCPQ and Lynwood Times.

The 16-year-old girl was last seen around 5 p.m. local time on Friday, April 19, near Shoultes Road in Marysville, the town where the teen lived, Marysville Police said in a bulletin before her remains were located.

Couassi’s body has been turned over to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office, per the Times. The cause and manner of her death remain unclear.

Tulalip Tribal Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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Couassi was a student in the Marysville school district, according to a GoFundMe campaign started to support her family. She is survived by both her parents and two younger brothers, who are “devastated” by her death.

More than $4,400 has been raised through the online fundraiser as of the afternoon of Tuesday, April 23.

Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Couassi on Monday, according to KCPQ. Kaysie Collins and Amari Flores wrote letters to Couassi, who had been their friend since middle school.

“We had dreams of turning 18 and raising our kids together as best friends,” explained Flores, who shared a set of friendship necklaces with Couassi.

"She had such a big heart and such a kind soul," Collins added.

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