Woman's Body Found In Warsaw
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Two fishermen looking for a spot to night fish Thursday discovered a woman's body in a pond north of Center Center in Warsaw.
Police and fire personnel were already near the location responding to a 6:48 p.m. incident at Bob Evans Restaurant when the men made the discovery. Emergency crews then secured the scene around the unnamed pond owned by Superior Excavating.
According to police, the woman's body was rolled up in a piece of carpet at the time it was found. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said foul play is suspected in the woman's death. Rovenstine said he did not want to speculate on the identity of the woman, but confirmed that a December missing person case remains open and has been actively investigated.
Heather Marie Endicott, 24, of West CR 100N, Warsaw, was last seen Dec. 4 at Big Daddy's Sports Bar, Warsaw, where her pickup was found by family members on Dec. 5. The pickup was taken home by family members on Dec. 9 and police later found the woman's purse and identification in the vehicle.
Although the location where the body was found is within city limits and the jurisdiction of the Warsaw Police Department, a WPD detective said this morning that the sheriff's department will conduct the death investigation because of the missing person case it was handling.
A report filed by a WPD officer at the scene indicates that the fishermen walked along the shore of the pond before deciding to fish at a spot where there was a piece of carpet in the water about 3 feet from the shore. Not wanting to snag their lines on the carpet, the men attempted to pull the material from the water when the body rolled out of it. The men immediately made contact with a firefighter, who was the first official they encountered when they came away from the pond.
Rovenstine said the body was taken by Kosciusko County Coroner Larry Ladd to St. Joseph Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where an autopsy is scheduled to be performed today. It is not known how long the body was in the water, but Rovenstine said it appeared to be in good condition, with little decomposition.
Endicott's family provided dental records to Ladd, and identity of the victim is expected to be made fairly quickly, Rovenstine said. [[In-content Ad]]
Two fishermen looking for a spot to night fish Thursday discovered a woman's body in a pond north of Center Center in Warsaw.
Police and fire personnel were already near the location responding to a 6:48 p.m. incident at Bob Evans Restaurant when the men made the discovery. Emergency crews then secured the scene around the unnamed pond owned by Superior Excavating.
According to police, the woman's body was rolled up in a piece of carpet at the time it was found. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said foul play is suspected in the woman's death. Rovenstine said he did not want to speculate on the identity of the woman, but confirmed that a December missing person case remains open and has been actively investigated.
Heather Marie Endicott, 24, of West CR 100N, Warsaw, was last seen Dec. 4 at Big Daddy's Sports Bar, Warsaw, where her pickup was found by family members on Dec. 5. The pickup was taken home by family members on Dec. 9 and police later found the woman's purse and identification in the vehicle.
Although the location where the body was found is within city limits and the jurisdiction of the Warsaw Police Department, a WPD detective said this morning that the sheriff's department will conduct the death investigation because of the missing person case it was handling.
A report filed by a WPD officer at the scene indicates that the fishermen walked along the shore of the pond before deciding to fish at a spot where there was a piece of carpet in the water about 3 feet from the shore. Not wanting to snag their lines on the carpet, the men attempted to pull the material from the water when the body rolled out of it. The men immediately made contact with a firefighter, who was the first official they encountered when they came away from the pond.
Rovenstine said the body was taken by Kosciusko County Coroner Larry Ladd to St. Joseph Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where an autopsy is scheduled to be performed today. It is not known how long the body was in the water, but Rovenstine said it appeared to be in good condition, with little decomposition.
Endicott's family provided dental records to Ladd, and identity of the victim is expected to be made fairly quickly, Rovenstine said. [[In-content Ad]]