Police are ruling out foul play after a woman was found dead near Chatham’s Lacroix Street Bridge.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service said emergency crews responded to the area of Pegley Court and Lacroix at around 7 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving reports of an unresponsive woman.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and police began assisting the coroner with an investigation.
Following the completion of an autopsy, foul play is not suspected. The matter remains a coroner’s investigation.
Out of respect for the family, police said they will not be releasing the woman’s identity.