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Hundreds Gather To Remember Life Of Chelsea Bruck During Vigil

MAYBEE (CBS DETROIT) - After six months of prayers and public searches that included distributing over a million flyers -- the family of Chelsea Bruck took solace in the fact that their daughter had been found.

Chelsea Bruck's sister, Megan, told the crowd that Chelsea was so full of love and that she will miss her best friend.

"Whether it was posting a flyer, or purple ribbon, or coming out to the search parties - we couldn't have done it on our own and it just meant the world to us. Thank you so much," said Cassandra Rinne, another sibling.

 

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File photo of Chelsea Bruck. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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Vigil held at St. Joseph's in Maybee, Michigan. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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Chelsea Bruck's sisters, Cassandra (left), Megan and mother Leannda. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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Hundreds attended the vigil. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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Leannda Bruck (purple hoodie) visits with friend ahead of a candlelight vigil in honor of her murdered daughter Chelsea. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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Hundreds gathered to remember Chelsea. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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Megan Bruck and Cassandra Rinne, speak at a candlelight vigil. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)
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A purple ribbon on view near the vigil held in memory of Chelsea Bruck. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)

[MORE: Body Found Near Area Where Chelsea Bruck Went Missing Investigated As A Homicide]

Police were called on Friday after construction workers discovered a body while working near Briar Hill Road near Will Carleton Road.

Monroe County Sheriff Deputy Chief Heath Velliquette says a man came across the woman's body as he was doing work on his property.

Bruck had been missing since Oct. 26, when apparently she walked away from a Halloween party at a rural farmhouse on Post Road in Frenchtown Township during the early morning hours. A $30,000 cash reward had been offered in the case.

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