Body Pulled From Canal Identified As Missing Suffield Woman

SUFFIELD, CT — A body discovered Friday afternoon in a canal adjacent to the Connecticut River has been positively identified as that of a 64-year-old woman from Suffield who had been missing since early November.

A person walking on the Windsor Locks Canal trail spotted the body around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Police and emergency personnel from Suffield, Enfield and Windsor Locks responded to the scene, about a mile and a half south of the Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge, which connects those two towns.

The office of the Chief Medical Examiner used dental records to confirm the body as that of Ondine Frohberg, who was reported missing after vanishing from the Olive Garden restaurant on Route 190 in Enfield around 1:25 p.m. on Nov. 1.

Frohberg, a diabetic who had a cognitive disability, had been spotted moments after walking away from the restaurant near the overpass of Interstate 91, a short distance from the river.

Her disappearance sparked numerous search efforts by various law enforcement agencies and concerned citizens. In late November, her family offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.