AURORA, IL — A person was found dead Monday evening in a retention pond near North Farnsworth Avenue and Corporate Boulevard, Aurora police said Tuesday.
Police were investigating the case of the 32-year-old Shafia Murad, who was reported missing last week after she was last seen near the Chicago Premium Outlets, when they saw something in the pond, and Aurora Police Department drone operators determined it was a deceased person, officials said.
The body has not yet been positively identified. The Kane County Coroner's Office is scheduled to perform an autopsy Wednesday to determine the official identification as well as the cause and manner of death.
Murad was reported missing after she was last seen around 1:30 p.m. May 28 in the area of the mall in the 1600 block of Premium Outlet Boulevard in Aurora, according to police.
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Officers initially searched the outlet mall and surrounding area for Murad after she was reported missing. As the investigation progressed, detectives pursued leads and reviewed surveillance footage, eventually determining the woman traveled to the area of Farnsworth Avenue and Corporate Boulevard, according to a news release. In searching the area, which is less than a mile from Chicago Premium Outlets, police found the body in the water.
The Aurora Fire Department responded and pulled the body from the water, and the Kane County Coroner's Office took over the investigation into the person's death.
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