MISSING GRANDMOTHER OF FIVE FOUND IN DITCH NEAR LAS VEGAS AIRPORT — SECURITY VIDEO REVEALS HER FINAL MOMENTS

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The disappearance of a 63-year-old grandmother of five has taken a heartbreaking turn after authorities found her in a drainage ditch near Harry Reid International Airport nearly two weeks after she vanished.

Alisa Goods, a New York grandmother who had traveled to Las Vegas to visit a friend, disappeared on Aug. 8, 2026, after leaving the friend’s home to run errands.

Her family immediately became concerned when she failed to return.

Now, newly revealed details about the search — including surveillance footage showing what may have been her final moments — are raising even more questions about what happened.

SHE LEFT TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS — THEN VANISHED

Goods had traveled from New York to Las Vegas to spend time with a friend.

On Aug. 8, she reportedly left the friend’s home intending to go shopping and visit a CVS.

She never returned.

Her family and the friend reported her missing that same day, beginning a search that would continue for nearly two weeks.

At the time, relatives were desperately trying to determine where she had gone and whether she was in danger.

Then investigators received a devastating discovery.

A BODY WAS FOUND NEAR THE AIRPORT

Goods’ remains were discovered in a drainage ditch near Harry Reid International Airport.

According to PEOPLE, a homeless man discovered her body and alerted parking attendants, who then contacted police.

The location was close to the airport’s Terminal 1 parking area.

One of the most troubling details was how difficult it was to see the location from the surrounding area.

The ditch was reportedly not visible from the street, meaning Goods could have remained there unnoticed despite being relatively close to a heavily traveled airport area.

For a family that had spent days searching for answers, the discovery finally confirmed what they had feared.

But it did not explain how she ended up there.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO MAY HOLD THE BIGGEST CLUE

Investigators later obtained security footage from the airport.

The footage reportedly shows Goods falling down an embankment, getting back up and then collapsing.

After she fell again, the footage reportedly showed no further movement.

That video has become a critical piece of the timeline because it provides investigators with a glimpse of what happened shortly before she was found.

However, the footage does not by itself establish exactly why Goods fell or what happened beforehand.

Her cause of death has not been publicly disclosed.

THE MYSTERIOUS MESSAGES SENT FROM HER PHONE

Even before Goods was located, her family had another disturbing detail to contend with.

During the search, messages were reportedly sent from Goods’ phone requesting money and Bitcoin.

Those messages alarmed her relatives, who questioned whether someone else had access to her phone.

The discovery added another layer of uncertainty to an already confusing disappearance.

It remains unclear who sent the messages or whether they were connected in any way to Goods’ disappearance.

Authorities have not publicly announced that the messages prove criminal involvement.

A FAMILY LEFT SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS

Goods’ disappearance devastated the family.

Her niece, Alana Calloway, spoke about the heartbreak surrounding the loss and expressed gratitude to members of the public and media who helped bring attention to the search.

Goods’ daughter, Kristen, also launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral and related expenses.

By Aug. 27, the fundraiser had reportedly collected more than $17,000.

For the family, however, the financial support cannot answer the questions that remain.

Why did Goods end up near the airport?

What caused her to fall?

Was she already in distress before reaching the embankment?

And who, if anyone, was responsible for the mysterious messages sent from her phone?

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

At this stage, authorities have not publicly established that Goods was the victim of a crime.

The surveillance footage appears to document part of the final sequence, but investigators still have to determine the circumstances that led her to the airport area and ultimately into the ditch.

Her cause of death has also not been released publicly.

That leaves the family waiting for answers even after the search itself has ended.

For nearly two weeks, they had hoped Goods would be found alive.

Instead, the search ended with a discovery no family wants to receive.

“SHE WAS LOVED”

Goods was more than a missing-person case.

She was a mother, grandmother and friend who had traveled across the country to visit someone she cared about.

Her family is now preparing to bring her home while investigators work to reconstruct the final hours of her life.

The surveillance footage may provide one piece of that puzzle.

The mysterious phone messages may provide another.

But for now, the most important questions remain unanswered.

A 63-year-old grandmother left a friend’s home in Las Vegas to run errands. Twelve days later, she was found in a hidden drainage ditch near one of the city’s busiest airports.

Her family finally knows where she is.

They are still waiting to learn what happened to her.