Firefighters wait at the corner of Reynolds and North Tower avenues while detectives complete their scene investigation several hundred yards away.
Updated
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CENTRALIA – A woman’s body was found in the Skookumchuck River in north Centralia this evening but police don’t suspect foul play.
Centralia Police Department detective Sgt. Pat Fitzgerald said two kids floating down the river found her, went home and called 911 around 7 p.m. and then walked police to the scene.
She hasn’t been positively identified, but Fitzgerald said he suspects it is the same woman who called 911 on Saturday evening saying she was lost near the river.
Officers and firefighters spent about three hours that night walking both sides of the river and even using thermal imaging cameras but didn’t find her, he said.
Before the night was over however, authorities came across someone who had seen her and told them she was okay, he said.
Fitzgerald didn’t think the body had been in the water all that long, not since Saturday night. A chair and a couple bottles of water were found near her, he said.
There were no obvious signs of traumatic injury, according to police.
Detectives conducted their investigation tonight east of a pasture at Reynolds and North Tower avenues.
A car that belongs to the woman was found parked on the east side of the river off Central Boulevard and impounded by police, he said.
He described the woman he suspects it could be as in her mid-30s and local, someone who’s lived here for years. The coroner’s office is expected to confirm her identity and cause of death.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
its my sister we knew that night..we love her.
This is such a sad situation not only has her famialy suffered a tremendous loss those her where lucky enough to be called her friend has lost a wonderful person who could always make u smile R.I.P tina those who did this i hope u suffer and u go crazy with this on ur mind
Officers and firefighters spent about three hours that night walking both sides of the river and even using thermal imaging cameras but didn’t find her, he said. The Thermal Image camera’s were also used to find Marijuana Grow Labs by accident. I’m sure detective Shannon was using his camera..
“The coroner will release the name once next of kin has been notified” translates to “AFTER next of kin has been notified,” so the family is not going to have to get the news from the media.
“read on some blog that your mom or sister is dead!” Yes, but one would hope that after two days one would know where their family members are, or aren’t….
Her name is Tina Thode
The coroner will release the name once next of kin have been notified. How shitty to read on some blog that your mom or sister is dead!
Has anyone heard who this women was??