Crime & Courts

Body found near train tracks north of Peck; sheriff says death is suspicious

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. The Wichita Eagle

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the 10800 block of South Meridian.

Deputies were called just before 8 a.m. after a passerby found the body of a woman near the train tracks between 103rd and 111th West, Lt. Lin Dehning said Monday afternoon. That’s north of Peck.

Investigators are working to determine the circumstances of the woman’s death, he said. Responding deputies noticed trauma to the woman’s body, and she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public and would like anyone who may have seen anything suspicious between 11 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday to call Sheriff’s Investigations at 316-660-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

No other information was immediately released.

Nichole Manna: 316-269-6752, @NicholeManna

Beccy Tanner: 316-268-6336, @beccytanner

This story was originally published October 30, 2017 at 1:29 PM with the headline "Body found near train tracks north of Peck; sheriff says death is suspicious."

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