Influencer's eerie last video before being found dead
A popular influencer shared an eerie last video just weeks before she vanished on a hike and was found dead.
Hannah Moody was an avid Christian who had built a big following on social media before mysteriously disappearing in the Arizona desert in the US on May 21.
In an Instagram post on May 18, the 31-year-old is seen walking on a bush trail while talking about her new job and the stresses that went with it.
'Recently I had to switch job,' she said. 'So I was working at one restaurant. I switched to a different restaurant.
'At the new restaurant they start me on the day shift.
'Because of that I had to kind of switch my schedule around. I was used to working nights. Hannah Moody was a keen Christian. Credit: Instagram
'And on top of that my income got cut pretty significantly.
'So it's kind of like the stressor where I'm just, like, I don't want to work days.
'I've been so focused on the fact that I feel like I'm not making enough money.
'I'm like stressing and I have to get back on the nights because that's like the better shift and a lot of it is just my pride, honestly.
'But I just realised like God is literally blessing with me with the day shift because he knows how much I freaking love the sunset.
'And I love being able to go for sunset hikes ... It's made me look at the situation in such a different way, different light.'
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Days later, on May 21, Moody was reported missing after setting off on a hike in Scottsdale.
Search crews found her body about 180m off the Gateway Trailhead of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve on May 22.
An investigation is still underway but authorities said no there no initial signs of foul play.
Scottsdale Police Department said Moody's car was found in the preserve's carpark. Hannah Mody was found deadnear a hiking trail in Arizona. Credit: Instagram
'Scottsdale detectives and crime scene personnel will conduct a thorough investigation to piece together what happened to Hannah and how she died,' the department said.
'Our investigation will be in cooperation with the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner, which will ultimately determine the cause of death.'
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