Police Update On Untimely Death Investigation In Cheshire

CHESHIRE, CT — In a Wednesday morning update, Cheshire Police say there is no threat to the public in connection to the untimely death of a woman near the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. Police are not actively looking for any other involved parties at this time, according to Lt. Jeffrey Sutherland.

Police launched an investigation at about 9:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the trail after receiving a complaint of suspicious items in the area. The investigation was focused between School House Road and West Johnson Avenue, police said. Responding officers found the body of a white female approximately 70 feet from the trail, down an embankment, according to police. Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Division responded to assist in processing the scene of the untimely death.

Police said there was no identification for the woman found while processing the scene. The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail was reopened at about 6 p.m. after being closed for the majority of the afternoon. The woman hasn’t been identified by police as of Wednesday morning.

Sutherland said the investigation is ongoing and police are awaiting the report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.