Jun 13, 2021

Homicide: Woman's body found near Kan. River boat ramp

Posted Jun 13, 2021 10:00 PM
Police on the scene of the investigation Saturday photo courtesy Fox4 Kansas City
Police on the scene of the investigation Saturday photo courtesy Fox4 Kansas City

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman's death in Wyandotte County.

Just before 7a.m. Saturday, a patron at the Turner Boat Access  on the Kansas River called 911 to report finding the body of a woman on the ground, according to a media release.

Kansas City police and the Wyandotte County Sheriff's deputies responded and found a black woman in her mid 60s dead of an apparent homicide, according to the sheriff's department.

Authorities have not released her identity or additional details. The Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department is in charge of the investigation.