{"id":14689,"date":"2012-09-26T18:26:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T01:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=14689"},"modified":"2012-09-26T18:26:58","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T01:26:58","slug":"news-brief-details-on-death-near-longmire-still-scarce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=14689","title":{"rendered":"News brief: Details on death near Longmire still scarce"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker<\/strong>
\nLewis County Sirens news reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has made a tentative identification of the woman whose body was found\u00a0 below a lookout in the southern part of Mount Rainier National Park and is in touch with that woman’s family.<\/p>\n

Coroner Warren McLeod said he’s determined the cause and manner of death but won’t reveal it until he knows for sure who the woman is.<\/p>\n

“The extensive injuries are making it difficult,” McLeod said today.<\/p>\n

Park officials located the body on Monday at the base of a cliff below Ricksecker Point, a dramatic lookout between Longmire and Paradise. Rangers had been investigating a vehicle parked for several days at the lookout and found identification which they linked to a missing person report.<\/p>\n

The injuries are consistent with a fall from a great height, according to park spokesperson Patti Wold.<\/p>\n

McLeod said he is hoping to use dental records or finger prints to make a positive identification by the end of the week.<\/p>\n

The death is being investigated by park service law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

For background, read “News brief: Body found at base of cliff near Longmire” from Tuesday September 25, 2012 at 5:27 p.m., here<\/a><\/p>\n

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