MARTIN COUNTY, Florida – Detectives from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the murder of a Martin County woman.
Perrin Damron, 23, of Stuart was last seen on Saturday, September 4, 2021 in the Manatee Creek area.
Saturday at 10 p.m., a friend of Damron’s reported his disappearance to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
The friend said the father of Damron’s son picked up his 2-year-old son at 6pm on Friday at his home. He found it suspicious that Damron had not had contact with his son since.
On Sunday morning, investigators learned that Damron was last seen with a family friend, Eric Westergard, 45, of Jupiter Farms.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said Westergard made incriminating statements to investigators and that some physical evidence was recovered at his home.
Snyder said Westergard led detectives to a flyover over the Okeechobee waterway on Highway 710 where they recovered Damron’s body.
This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.