Investigators have positively identified the body found off the side of the road in Crestline last month as a woman reported missing out of Newport Beach -- but they say they still have no idea what happened to her.

Aryan Papoli, 58, was found about 75 feet down a steep embankment near Highway 138 and Crestline Road on Nov. 18.

"It's hard, it's really hard," said Navid Goodzari about the loss of his mother. "This is a nightmare scenario.

"It's really weird with a case like this. I was morbidly joking that I understand why someone says, 'At least they passed in their sleep.' There's a reason they say that."

Goodzari lives in Boston, where he is studying for his master's degree. He said it had been a few weeks since he talked to Papoli when he learned she'd been reported missing.

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