Sadly, this is what I predicted after she'd been missing for a few days.

Right from the beginning, I did not have a good feeling about the likely outcome. Rest in peace.

This is such sad news.

Our deepest sympathies go to Ms. Kaboga-Miller's family.

May she rest in peach.

*May she rest in peace...

I had been wondering if the other side of eh bay was ever checked. So so sad to hear this news. My deepest sympathy goes out to her family.

The explanation "East of Thronton" is a big area, was it just over the bridge before 880? or further east up Niles?
Sad news, wish they had located her earlier, they may have been able to help.

I am so saddened to see this news come across my news feed, My family and I prayed for her safe return. Seeing her posters almost daily, had such an impact on me. I pray she did not suffer. My condolences go out to her family and to those who knew her.

To the family, sorry for your loss. It’s not the outcome everyone was hoping for.

@Gus, I'm guessing somewhere in the first 2000 feet past the Thornton interchange. 25sec at 55mph. Beyond that there's right-side guardrail. Google street-view shows various clumps of dense foliage. I hadn't seen any speculation that she'd gotten this far. Puzzled no witnesses on the freeway came forward. Should have been fair amount of Friday morning traffic on that stretch. Sad outcome. I've seen so many fliers posted out by our Baylands.

Why didn't the police help find this woman? She was just off Dumbarton Bridge! She may have lived
a longer life if she was found sooner. A sad outcome for her family. :-(

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It did not read to me that Eileen was blaming the police. She asked a
fair question that probably occurred to most people. It was certainly
not "insulting and ignorant".

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There is traffic all day and all night in this area, and it is unusual that
something like this country happen and no one would see or report it.
Asking how or why might uncover that brush needs to be removed or
trimmed back, or some other contributing factor that needs public
attention.

"Why didn't the police help find this woman?"

Judge for yourself whether Eileen was blaming the police.

Posted by eileen, a resident of College Terrace

>> Why didn't the police help find this woman? She was just off Dumbarton Bridge! She may have lived a longer life if she was found sooner. A sad outcome for her family. :-(

I think that is a legitimate question. Most freeway/highway rights-of-way are a kind of no-man's land. When constructed, the strips of land are treated kind of like parks, but, there is very little money allocated to maintain those strips of land, and, no real incentive for taxpayers/government to maintain them as parks, because they are dirty, noisy environments. There is a lot of square miles of brush along an awful lot of highways for CHP to search.

>There is traffic all day and all night in this area, and it is unusual that
something like this country happen and no one would see or report it.
Asking how or why might uncover that brush needs to be removed or
trimmed back, or some other contributing factor that needs public
attention.

>>There is a lot of square miles of brush along an awful lot of highways for CHP to search.


Like some prisons, police search and rescue teams should have bloodhounds for these kinds of scenarios.

For those who think PAPD should have looked here for her, I wonder if they have jurisdiction to search across the bridge or if that should be some other PD?

Apart from the fact that they appeared to be busy looking where the family thought she might have gone which is EPA, RWC, PA, and that they felt crossing the bridge was unlikely, there is no reason to blame PAPD for not finding her sooner. My own thoughts were that they should have been looking this side of the bridge in case she had gone off the road before crossing, but yes the other side was likely too.

It is easy with hindsight to say they should have found her sooner, but it is hard to see how they could have known where to search without some credible information to make them search any given area.

When I heard this morning I was relieved for the family because the family doesn't have to wonder anymore. I was sad for the family because of the tremedous burden to suffer. I have been following this story from the beginning and praying for a glorious recovery of peace in the hopes she was alive. I will keep the family in my prayers and thoughts for recovery during this sadden time in their lives.

Sad news.

I'm glad her family has answers as the "not knowing" can be horrendous.

Such sad news. Heartfelt condolences to her family. May she rest in peace.

Sad news. I remember reading shortly after she disappeared that her car's license plate had not detected by plate-readers on/near the Dumbarton Bridge, so the search was confined to the Peninsula. Sadly, it appears that her car did cross the span; I surmise she tried to take the off-ramp and had this tragic accident. My deepest sympathy to her family.

^ No reason for a license plate reader in the non-toll direction.

So heartbreaking. It does lead to a lot of "what ifs", especially since the security camera at the store recorded the direction she took after leaving. We were praying for the family. I hope at least search procedures can be improved so something like this never happens again. I hope the family at least has some peace. So sorry this happened.

After hearing Mrs. Wilaitha Kaboga-Miller was found yesterday. I am extremely disappointed, having sent in a tip to have the area searched near the Dumbarton bridge. I knew she wasn't far, and had hoped she was found sooner! My deepest condolences go out to the Family, Friends & Community. R.I.P Mrs. Wilaitha Kaboga-Miller.

>> "... the security camera at the store recorded the direction she took after leaving."

The only direction I saw was Mrs Kaboga-Miller walking toward the parking lot.
Was there more video than what was posted publicly?
The Market is miles from the bridge, and at least half a dozen signal lights.

So terribly sad. I feel terrible for the family, what a horrible situation all around.

From the moment I read about this in the news and learned about where this woman was last seen (driving toward the Dumbarton bridge) and her physical state, I had a strong feeling that she was across the bridge and in a car wreck. It seemed very obvious and likely given the circumstances. Once you start driving in that direction there is no turning back and you end up crossing the bridge. I never understood why that wasn't the focus of the search, either by foot or use of drones or anything else. I'm sad to say I wasn't surprised when I heard of where she was found.

We are so very, very saddened to hear of Waimaitha's death. She was a cheerful, energetic and caring person to work with at the Food Closet. We all miss her. CB

Did she not carry a mobile? Assuming not, everyone carries one and we can easily ping the mobile device and receive a GPS location. Just like Google and Facebook track all of our locations, let's not forget the countless of app that do this secretly. Also, hwy 84 is heavily congested at all hours - Nobody saw the car swerve into the shoulder? Also, what did she do between the visit to the store and the crash? There are many hours presumably lost between the purchasing of cigarettes and the time of day/night when you can crash/swerve into the shoulder of hwy 84 and not one person noticed? Wow, I have so many questions!

I drive by that very location every night/morning when going home from work. It's really hard to see anything in that area during the night because it's dark. Plus driving by at 65 MPH makes it even tougher due to all the grown-up trees, grass, and bushes there. I believe it's sort of like a small embankment there too. I feel bad that I never noticed her car there. It's horrible to think I drove by someone in distress and didn't help. I feel so sad she had to die like that. God bless the family and God rest her soul.