A lacking girl who was final seen strolling her canine in a nature protect was discovered lifeless in a freezing lake on Christmas, in accordance with officers.
Danvers girl Owen Kasozi, 30, was discovered lifeless in Beverly’s Wenham Lake on Wednesday, the Essex DA’s workplace and Beverly Police reported following a search with many businesses.
“On behalf of the Beverly Police Department, I would like to pass along our sincere condolences to the family of Owen Kasozi,” Beverly Police Chief John LeLacheur mentioned in an announcement.
“I would also like to thank all the first responders for being able to give the family some degree of closure in the wake of this difficult search process,” the chief added.
Kasozi was final seen coming into the J.C. Phillips Nature Protect in Beverly close to Wenham Lake at about 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and didn’t return — triggering a search that concerned Beverly Police, Beverly Hearth, the Massachusetts State Police detective unit assigned to the DA’s workplace, the MSP Air Wing unit, and the Northeastern Massachusetts Regulation Enforcement Council.
Officers consider that Kasozi was strolling her canine within the nature protect on Route 97, a well-liked dog-walking location, earlier than her disappearance. The canine was discovered with out its proprietor Tuesday evening in Topsfield.
“Authorities suspect that Kasozi fell into the freezing lake yesterday and was unable to extricate herself,” officers mentioned in an announcement.
No foul play is suspected. Nevertheless, the official reason behind demise shall be decided by an investigation by the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner.
“This is not the search outcome that anyone was hoping for,” Essex County District Lawyer Paul Tucker mentioned in an announcement. “We appreciate the efforts of all our law enforcement partners who worked diligently over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to locate Owen Kasozi. Our thoughts are with her family as they begin to cope with this painful loss.”
