By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The woman found dead at the indoor pool of a Centralia motel was 55-year-old Theresa M. Kemper, according to the Lewis County coroner.
Police, firefighters and medics responding to a reported accidental drowning just after noon time on Thursday at the King Oscar Motel were unable to resuscitate her.
Centralia Police Department detective Patricia Finch said the victim had been living at the motel for about a week, that she and her sister had moved there from the Winlock area.
Lewis County Coroner Warren McLeod described Kemper as a Centralia resident.
Finch said the death didn’t appear to be suspicious.
The cause and manner of her death, however, won’t be confirmed by the coroner until he receives the results of toxicology tests.
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For background, read “Centralia police: Woman drowns at motel pool” from Friday January 8, 2016, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter