CARROLLTON, Ga. - A metro Atlanta woman is on a mission to find her mother’s remains after she says they were lost by the United States Postal Service.

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"Imagine your mother being in a package and taking the grand tour of the United States instead of being with you where she belongs," Petra McDermott said.

McDermott says she will not rest until she has her mother’s remains.

Her parents lived in Germany, and her mother died in May. She was cremated, and the family decided to send the remains to Petra, who lives in Carrollton.

"I had no choice but to have my mother’s remains sent by mail. I couldn’t go over to Germany and pick her up and bring her on an airplane," McDermott said.

They were sent from Germany by DHL, then passed into the care of USPS. USPS is the on

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