By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the river yesterday near Schaefer Park just northeast of Centralia.
Deputies responded about 12:38 p.m. to the county park at state Route 507 and Big Hanaford Road for a suspicious circumstances call.
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said deputies pulled her from the water. There were no obvious signs of what caused her death, according to Breen.
He described the woman as a 28-year-old transient of Centralia. She had a campsite under a bridge near the river, he said.
Breen said he wouldn’t comment on questions of who found her in the river or who called 911 due to the active nature of the investigation.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday and will likely include toxicology tests, according to Breen.
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