Missing New York mom's body found in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The New York mother who went missing during a visit to Turkey has been found dead.

Sarai Sierra disappeared while traveling overseas in Turkey. Police found the 33-year-old's body with a head wound near railroad tracks.

Investigators continue to comb through the nearby land for any clues as to what happened. Her family rushed to Turkey to help find her, but are now devastated.

"You have so many thoughts going through your mind," said Steven Sierra, her husband. "You don't know what to think, you don't know what to believe. You don't know what to expect, and you don't know what is going to come out of this."

Police are talking to a Turkish man who she contacted the day she went missing. He said they were supposed to meet at a popular tourist spot but that she never showed.

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