By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Detectives are on the scene where the body of a woman who appears to be in her mid-20s was found by a roadside mowing crew outside Rochester this morning, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office was called about the discovery about 10:30 a.m. near the 10,100 block of Gate Road in between Rochester and Little Rock.
“(They) spotted a vehicle off the road in the bushes, got out to investigate and found a female on the ground in front of the car,” sheriff’s Lt. Greg Elwin said.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the death as suspicious, because it’s not obvious how she might have died, Elwin said.
“It’s kind of an odd, remote location,” Elwin said.
A rifle was found at the scene, but they have not determined if it is related, he said. He declined to specify where the firearm was found.
Detectives suspect the woman is the registered owner of the car, he described only as a sedan. It is registered in a city in Eastern Washington, he said.
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