Missing woman’s mother angry witnesses aren’t talking
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The mother of a Cleveland woman with ties to Lorain County knows she will probably never see her daughter alive again.
Tracy Super of Richfield only wants the body of her daughter, Emma Nahas, found.
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Nahas, 20, went missing Thursday after apparently jumping into Lake Erie for a last swim before the 48-foot cabin cruiser she was on returned to shore after a day on the lake.
Super is frustrated because, she said, the people who were on the boat are either telling conflicting stories or not talking.
“It makes it harder for us to search if we don’t know more about what happened and where to look,” Super said. “Just be honest. There’s nothing to hide. It’s all over with. I just need to know what happened to my daughter. Telling the truth costs nothing.”
The Ohio Division of Watercraft, a division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, is investigating Nahas’ disappearance. There were no updates in the case on Sunday, said Bill Staiger, northern region manager for the Ohio Division of Watercraft.
The Coast Guard suspended its search on Friday, although it is still providing assistance to Nahas’ family in its search. If Nahas drowned, Super said, her body will likely be resurfacing in the coming days.
Super said a friend donated the money to pay for the fuel for a charter fisher company to search the lake. Other friends, acquaintances and strangers have volunteered to go assist in the search.
Family and friends also held a vigil for Nahas at the East Ninth Street dock near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on Sunday night.
Nahas graduated from Midview High in 2008. She previously worked at the Powerhouse Gyms in Elyria and North Olmsted and had also been a ring girl for Superior Cage Fighting, a promotion for mixed martial arts events in the area.
Super was angry that there were rumors that her daughter was a stripper.
“She was not,” Super said.
Super said her daughter was the kind of person strangers warmed to right away, and exboyfriends stayed friendly with her even after the break-up.
“She was a good girl,” Super said. “Sweet, sincere, genuine and good. She lit up a room when she came in. She loved her family and friends.”
Contact Melissa Hebert at 329-7129 or mhebert@chroniclet.com.
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