MANHATTAN, New York — The search for a missing Minnesota native in New York City ended over the weekend when her body was found in the garbage compactor of a condominium building in Manhattan.
Jaclyn Elmquist, also known as Jackie, disappeared on the night of November 30.
On X, formerly called Twitter, someone claiming to be Ellmquist's cousin said Elmquist left a work party in Manhattan but did not come home or show up for work Friday morning.
According to a missing poster posted on social media by Elmquist's sister, the 24-year-old had last been seen getting into a yellow cab at Catch Steakhouse in Manhattan.
In surveillance video obtained by NBC New York, it appears Elmquist is unsteady while walking down the sidewalk on West 28th St. around 11:45 p.m.
The New York City Police Department told KARE 11 that on Friday, December 1 around 2:40 p.m., police responded to a 911 call at 540 West 28th Street — less than a mile away from where Elmquist was last seen.
Officers found Elmquist "unconscious and unresponsive" in the garbage compactor in the basement of the building. EMS responded and pronounced her dead at the scene.
According to the NYPD, a preliminary investigation determined Elmquist's injuries were indicative of having fallen down the garbage chute.
Police said, "No criminality is suspected at this time."
Elmquist's family is currently in New York. Her father told KARE 11 that Elmquist was born in White Bear Lake and grew up in South St. Paul. She had been living in Brooklyn at the time of her death.
Elmquist had recently started working for Mission Staffing, an executive search firm. According to her LinkedIn, she was a recruiting operations specialist for the company.
Police are investigating Elmquist's death. She does not live in the building where she was found and it's unclear how she got inside. The building, called +Art, is described as a luxury condominium.
Information from the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner surrounding the cause of death had not been released as of Sunday night.
A GoFundMe has been established with the stated goals of funding Elmquist's funeral and potentially setting up a scholarship in her name.
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