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04-06-2009, 04:02 PM
Body found in West Deptford had been in Delaware River at least since early March
by Jim Six, Gloucester County Times
Monday April 06, 2009, 1:41 PM
WEST DEPTFORD TWP. -- The body of a woman, found near the Delaware River here, had been in the water at least since before March 8 -- the woman's Timex Ironman watch was still running, but did not reflect the change to daylight saving time.
Two boys playing near the river at the end of RiverWinds Drive found the body just before 5 p.m. on the shore, near the RiverWinds golf course and an amphitheater, partially covered with river debris such as wood and paper, authorities said.
The switch from Eastern Standard Time to Eastern Daylight Time occurred at 2 a.m. March 8.
The woman was in her mid-60s and was wearing New Balance 474 athletic shoes, leading investigators to believe she may have been out walking near the river and had perhaps suffered a heart attack.
No cause of death has been released yet, but the body showed no obvious signs of trauma injury.
The boys who spotted the woman notified a NJ Transit police officer they know, said authorities.
The woman was white and had brown-blond hair. She was 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighed 197 pounds. She was wearing size 18 Eddie Bauer jeans and a cotton-knit sweater over a long-sleeve, three-button blouse.
She had a ball-shaped, clip-on earring on her left ear. X-rays taken of her body showed she'd had surgery to her left leg tibia and fibula and that a plate and three screws were in place.
Authorities are working on a sketch of the woman.
Anyone with information about a missing person matching the woman's description is asked to contact either Investigator John Chambers of the West Deptford police department at (856) 625-7439 or (856) 853-4599, ext 168; Detective Robert Hemphill of the GCPO major crimes unit at (856) 384-5500 or Sgt. Jack Donegan of the New Jersey State Police missing persons unit at (609) 882-2000, ext 2554.
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2009/04/body_found_in_west_deptford_ha.html
by Jim Six, Gloucester County Times
Monday April 06, 2009, 1:41 PM
WEST DEPTFORD TWP. -- The body of a woman, found near the Delaware River here, had been in the water at least since before March 8 -- the woman's Timex Ironman watch was still running, but did not reflect the change to daylight saving time.
Two boys playing near the river at the end of RiverWinds Drive found the body just before 5 p.m. on the shore, near the RiverWinds golf course and an amphitheater, partially covered with river debris such as wood and paper, authorities said.
The switch from Eastern Standard Time to Eastern Daylight Time occurred at 2 a.m. March 8.
The woman was in her mid-60s and was wearing New Balance 474 athletic shoes, leading investigators to believe she may have been out walking near the river and had perhaps suffered a heart attack.
No cause of death has been released yet, but the body showed no obvious signs of trauma injury.
The boys who spotted the woman notified a NJ Transit police officer they know, said authorities.
The woman was white and had brown-blond hair. She was 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighed 197 pounds. She was wearing size 18 Eddie Bauer jeans and a cotton-knit sweater over a long-sleeve, three-button blouse.
She had a ball-shaped, clip-on earring on her left ear. X-rays taken of her body showed she'd had surgery to her left leg tibia and fibula and that a plate and three screws were in place.
Authorities are working on a sketch of the woman.
Anyone with information about a missing person matching the woman's description is asked to contact either Investigator John Chambers of the West Deptford police department at (856) 625-7439 or (856) 853-4599, ext 168; Detective Robert Hemphill of the GCPO major crimes unit at (856) 384-5500 or Sgt. Jack Donegan of the New Jersey State Police missing persons unit at (609) 882-2000, ext 2554.
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2009/04/body_found_in_west_deptford_ha.html