WESTFIELD (AP) - Police are investigating the death of an
unidentified woman whose body was found near railroad tracks in Westfield.
The Westfield News reports a man who works near the scene called police at
12:30 p.m. Monday to say he had found what appeared to be a body while he was
taking a walk during his lunch break.
Police said the body was found between a commercial building on Lockhouse
Road and the track. They said the woman, who appeared to be in her 70s, had
been dead for several hours, if not for days.
Police Officer Terry Manos said there were no obvious signs of trauma, and
she was not dressed for a long stay outside in cool weather.
Detective Lt. David Ragazzini said they had no reports of a missing woman
fitting her description.
