By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 5:54 PM on 21st September 2011 . The human remains of missing nursing student Michelle Le were found by the mother of a girl who was raped and killed two years ago. The body of Miss Le, 26, who disappeared in May, was found on Saturday in a canyon off a secluded dirt track near San Francisco, California. Carrie McGonigle, mother of Amber Dubois, 14, who was raped and killed by sex offender John Gardner III in San Diego in 2009, found the remains. Found: The body of Michelle Le, 26, who disappeared in May, was found on Saturday in a canyon off a secluded dirt track near San Francisco, California . Ms McGonigle and her Labrador dog - . also called Amber - were searching in Pleasanton and found the body last weekend, which was later identified. Searcher . Marc Klaas told the San Francisco Chronicle: 'Carrie happened to be the right . person on the right team at the right place at the right time.' Mr Klaas’s own daughter Polly, 12, was . kidnapped and killed by Richard Allen Davis in 1993. His KlaasKids . Foundation helped out in the search. He added the find would be 'of great . personal satisfaction to Carrie' and Amber would be looking down on her . mother with 'pride' and a 'big smile'. Finder: Carrie McGonigle, mother of murdered teenager Amber Dubois, was searching in Pleasanton, California, and discovered Miss Le's body last weekend . The Alameda County coroner has not yet ruled how Miss Le died. Her family are planning a memorial service for her. 'Carrie happened to be the right . person on the right team at the right place at the right time' Searcher . Marc Klaas . The prime suspect is the case is . Giselle Esteban, 27, of Union City. She has not yet entered a . plea but is back in court next Wednesday. Esteban, who is pregnant, knew Miss Le in high school in San Diego and was arrested earlier this month and charged with murder. Miss Le was reported missing after . she failed to return from a break during her shift at the Kaiser . Permanente Medical Center in Hayward. Also dead: Ms McGonigle's daughter Amber Dubois, 14, was raped and killed by sex offender John Gardner III in San Diego, California in 2009 . Her white Honda SUV was later seen driving out of the garage by video surveillance later that evening in May. The vehicle was found abandoned a few blocks away and it was unclear whether the student was driving it or not. Police believe an assault happened at . the hospital’s car park as CCTV shows Esteban at the scene . before and after Miss Le’s disappearance. Detectives said they found traces of Miss . Le’s blood inside her SUV, as well as on one of Esteban’s shoes during a . search of Esteban’s home. Suspect: The prime suspect is the case is Giselle Esteban, 27, of Union City. She has not yet entered a plea but is back in court on September 28 . Esteban told KGO-TV at the time that she hated Miss Le because she was friends with the father of Esteban’s young daughter. But Esteban insisted she had nothing to do with her disappearance. Esteban’s ex-boyfriend, who had . custody of their daughter, got a restraining order against her three . days before Miss Le’s disappearance. Miss Le’s family had offered a $100,000 reward for her return or details on her whereabouts. She attended Oakland's Samuel Merritt University. Amber's killer Gardner - a registered sex offender who is . also responsible for last year's death of teenager Chelsea King - is . serving a life sentence.
Student's body found at weekend in California canyon .
Carrie McGonigle found remains after four-month hunt .
McGonigle's daughter Amber raped and killed in 2009 .
Prime suspect in Le case is high school acquaintance .
By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 5:54 PM on 21st September 2011 . The human remains of missing nursing student Michelle Le were found by the mother of a girl who was raped and killed two years ago. The body of Miss Le, 26, who disappeared in May, was found on Saturday in a canyon off a secluded dirt track near San Francisco, California. Carrie McGonigle, mother of Amber Dubois, 14, who was raped and killed by sex offender John Gardner III in San Diego in 2009, found the remains. Found: The body of Michelle Le, 26, who disappeared in May, was found on Saturday in a canyon off a secluded dirt track near San Francisco, California . Ms McGonigle and her Labrador dog - . also called Amber - were searching in Pleasanton and found the body last weekend, which was later identified. Searcher . Marc Klaas told the San Francisco Chronicle: 'Carrie happened to be the right . person on the right team at the right place at the right time.' Mr Klaas’s own daughter Polly, 12, was . kidnapped and killed by Richard Allen Davis in 1993. His KlaasKids . Foundation helped out in the search. He added the find would be 'of great . personal satisfaction to Carrie' and Amber would be looking down on her . mother with 'pride' and a 'big smile'. Finder: Carrie McGonigle, mother of murdered teenager Amber Dubois, was searching in Pleasanton, California, and discovered Miss Le's body last weekend . The Alameda County coroner has not yet ruled how Miss Le died. Her family are planning a memorial service for her. 'Carrie happened to be the right . person on the right team at the right place at the right time' Searcher . Marc Klaas . The prime suspect is the case is . Giselle Esteban, 27, of Union City. She has not yet entered a . plea but is back in court next Wednesday. Esteban, who is pregnant, knew Miss Le in high school in San Diego and was arrested earlier this month and charged with murder. Miss Le was reported missing after . she failed to return from a break during her shift at the Kaiser . Permanente Medical Center in Hayward. Also dead: Ms McGonigle's daughter Amber Dubois, 14, was raped and killed by sex offender John Gardner III in San Diego, California in 2009 . Her white Honda SUV was later seen driving out of the garage by video surveillance later that evening in May. The vehicle was found abandoned a few blocks away and it was unclear whether the student was driving it or not. Police believe an assault happened at . the hospital’s car park as CCTV shows Esteban at the scene . before and after Miss Le’s disappearance. Detectives said they found traces of Miss . Le’s blood inside her SUV, as well as on one of Esteban’s shoes during a . search of Esteban’s home. Suspect: The prime suspect is the case is Giselle Esteban, 27, of Union City. She has not yet entered a plea but is back in court on September 28 . Esteban told KGO-TV at the time that she hated Miss Le because she was friends with the father of Esteban’s young daughter. But Esteban insisted she had nothing to do with her disappearance. Esteban’s ex-boyfriend, who had . custody of their daughter, got a restraining order against her three . days before Miss Le’s disappearance. Miss Le’s family had offered a $100,000 reward for her return or details on her whereabouts. She attended Oakland's Samuel Merritt University. Amber's killer Gardner - a registered sex offender who is . also responsible for last year's death of teenager Chelsea King - is . serving a life sentence.
Francisco, California. Carrie McGonigle, mother 2009, found the remains. Found: The body of suspect is the case is . Giselle Esteban, 27, of pregnant, knew Miss Le in high school in San daughter Amber Dubois, 14, was raped and killed