BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One week after a young woman goes missing, her loved ones celebrate her life outside the bar where she was last seen alive.
Sofia Muzzatti described her longtime friend, Savannah Payne. “She was the best, so welcoming she seemed to light up your world the moment she stepped into it,” she said.
READ MORE: Tara Savannah Payne's Family Searching For Answers After Her Body Was Recovered From Water Near Baltimore's Canton NeighborhoodPayne went out for drinks to celebrate her birthday Monday night, March 22. She was last seen at Southern Provisions and near Canton Square around 1:30 Tuesday morning, March 23.
After friends reported Savannah missing the following day Baltimore Police began to investigate what could have happened to the young woman.
Divers eventually recovered Payne’s body in the water near Canton Thursday afternoon.
The community was wrapped up in the disappearance with many actively engaged on social media. Monday, one week after Savannah walked into Southern Provisions, her friend gathered there to remember her.
“Her smile, her laugh, every single time WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion comes on, I will think of how Savannah would instantly break into dance,” Muzzatti said.
Another friend, Kerri Waters, said she was close to Savannah as well and the two had planned to eventually live together.
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A memorial in honor of the life of Tara Savannah Payne in Canton. (Photo Credit: Sonia Dasgupta).
“She always talked about getting a house together on the beach, she always wanted that,” Waters said.
Baltimore Police are now calling the death ‘accidental,’ saying there is no threat to the public.
Savannah’s father, Jim Payne, said there are too many other pieces of information he needs to look into before he lets the case be closed. “Lots of unanswered questions with timelines, with how her belongings were found, where she ended up, how she ended up there,” he said.
A vigil was held in Ocean City over the weekend, at Southern Provisions Monday evening and another is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday in Annapolis outside McGarvey’s where Savannah was a bartender.
“I think it should be more a celebration of life, over mourning her loss because she’s still alive in our hearts and our memories everyday,” Muzzatti said.
WJZ’s Rachel Cardin shared more messages from Savannah’s friends over the weekend:
To the beautiful girl who loved everyone & was easy for everyone to love back-I will miss u always and never forget all of our memories. You and your family will always be in my ❤️Thank you for everything u did for me through years. You are truly unique & I’ll always miss u.
-Em pic.twitter.com/R4eoF08gV9— Rachael Cardin (@RachaelCardin) March 27, 2021
“Do me a favor; take your Kia Soul, get in the drivers seat, put on Shania Twain, & drive along the beach & listen to the waves crashing.
One day I will see you again, until then watch over us. Everybody misses you down here. Be good up there. I love you to the 🌘”~Aleksandra pic.twitter.com/AkYo9NzNU2— Rachael Cardin (@RachaelCardin) March 27, 2021
“I’ve never had a friend like Savannah, she was amazing. She was truly a beautiful person inside and out. She always put other people before herself. I am beyond grateful to have had the friendship with her that I had. I will miss her forever.”
-Corissa pic.twitter.com/xO31EZ4FOM— Rachael Cardin (@RachaelCardin) March 27, 2021
to Harry Potter marathons, eating big breakfasts her mom made after a night of laughing in her room, every memory I have with her was so incredibly fun and absolute blessing to have. It is a true honor to have been apart of her life and I will carry her with me forever”~Mackenzie pic.twitter.com/7HrlllV0ZG
— Rachael Cardin (@RachaelCardin) March 27, 2021
“Ive never met a more genuine person than Savannah. She had a wag of making everyone feel comfortable. I could always go to her with anything and she’d be right there no matter what doing whatever she could. From Taylor Swift concerts… pic.twitter.com/6XHtFfNf5O
— Rachael Cardin (@RachaelCardin) March 27, 2021
MORE NEWS: Search For Tara Savannah Payne Ends, Body Found In Water Near CantonHaving a friend like Savannah is rare and I am glad I found her. She has been the closest thing I’ve ever had to a sister and I will miss her beyond words can describe. She was the most selfless person and having her in my life has been a blessing
-Casey pic.twitter.com/xNsMzPyyiQ— Rachael Cardin (@RachaelCardin) March 27, 2021
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