The search for a missing New York City grandmother ended in tragedy when her body was discovered in a drainage ditch near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. Alisa Goods, 63, had been unaccounted for since August 8, 2026. Authorities later confirmed that surveillance cameras recorded her final movements on the day she disappeared, showing her falling, briefly recovering, and then collapsing without further movement.

Goods, a mother of five and grandmother who lived on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, had traveled to Las Vegas to visit a close friend of more than two decades. On the afternoon of August 8 she left her friend’s residence near the Las Vegas Strip, telling him she intended to go to a nearby CVS pharmacy. She never returned. When she failed to come back, her friend contacted her family, and a missing-person report was eventually filed.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, security footage from the area shows Goods tumbling down an embankment on August 8. She managed to get back on her feet before collapsing again. From that point onward, no further movement was observed. Her location was not visible from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard. On the early morning of August 20, officers responded to a call reporting a body near the airport and found Goods in a drainage ditch close to a parking structure.

Family members later revealed that Goods had recently undergone multiple surgical procedures on her legs. Investigators have not yet announced an official cause of death, and the Clark County coroner’s office continues its examination. Police have stated that foul play is not currently suspected in connection with the discovery of her remains.

In the days after she went missing, relatives began receiving text messages sent from Goods’ phone number. The messages requested cash and cryptocurrency. Authorities believe the communications may have been the work of scammers using technology that made it appear the texts originated from her device. The friend she had been staying with cooperated fully with the investigation and has not been treated as a suspect.

Goods’ niece, Alana Calloway, issued a public statement on behalf of the family after the body was located. “Our hearts are broken,” she said. “We were notified that my aunt was found — unfortunately, not the way we wanted her to be. This is an unimaginable time. Words cannot describe the pain our family is experiencing right now. We just want to thank the public for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers. We also want to thank the media for helping bring attention to this situation. This hurts so deeply. We are still trying to learn the details surrounding her death. We ask for continued prayers and privacy as we grieve.”

The family has described the period of uncertainty as agonizing and is now focused on making arrangements to bring Goods home and honor her memory. Extreme heat was recorded in Las Vegas around the time of her disappearance, with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit on consecutive days. The official investigation remains open as authorities work to determine the precise circumstances of her death.

Sources: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/missing-nyc-grandma-alisa-goods-found-ᴅᴇᴀᴅ-in-drainage-ditch-as-surveillance-footage-captures-her-final-moments/