Jason LaVeris/FilmMagicUPDATE: Auburn Police Department has released the following statement to E! News: "The body that was discovered in Auburn off of Forest Ridge Drive has been recovered and turned over to the medical examiner. Although we do not have positive identification of the body it is presumed to be Misty Upham.
"The king county medical examiner will be working to positively identify the body and hopefully will release that information sometime tomorrow.
"At this point we do not have any evidence or information to believe there is foul play. We do not know the cause of death as that will be determined by the medical examiner."
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There has been a potentially tragic development in the case of missing August: Osage County star Misty Upham.
Police in Auburn, Wash., have found a body found near the White River that they believe could be the actress. Although authorities have yet to officially identify the body, they have released some details with a statement on their Facebook page:
Official statement regarding the recovery of a found body in Auburn: At approximately 1pm this afternoon, the Auburn Police Department received a call that a body had been found in a wooded area near Forest Ridge Dr. in Auburn. The body was found at the bottom of a 150 embankment near the White River.
The body was recovered by a family member of Misty Upham's family who was in the area searching for her.
A purse containing identification of Misty Upham was at the scene, however, at this time the medical examiner has not made a positive identification nor a determination of cause of death.
Auburn Police and Valley Regional Fire Authority are on scene attempting to recover the body.
E! News has reached out to Upham's camp and the police department for comment.
The 32-year-old was last seen leaving her sister's apartment in Muckleshoot on Oct. 5. Her father, Charles Upham, released a statement to the media and reported her missing the following day, noting that she suffered from mental illness.
Although his initial statement did not go into detail on Misty's condition, he later explained that she was struggling with depression and panic attacks. "The truth is Misty is not stressed over money or career. Her career is going great," Charles wrote in a press release posted to the actress's Facebook page. "As her father I do not fear she committed suicide. I feel that she has been hurt by accident or someone has put her in harm's way."
"Misty has suffered from mental illness most of her life. With the help of her medical team and family support she is able to manage it well."
Misty Upham played the role Johnna Monevata, the caregiver to Meryl Streep's character in the film August: Osage County, which earned her a SAG Award nomination alongside the cast for her work in the movie.