Update: Body Found In Highland Lake Identified

ANDOVER, NH — New Hampshire State Police are investigating a body found in Highland Lake in Andover on Monday.

Limited information is available about the case, but Amber Lagace, the public information officer for the department, said a West Shore Drive resident discovered the body around 7:30 a.m. on Monday.

The woman was identified as Therese M. Donohue, 26, of Hooksett, state police said on Wednesday. The chief medical examiner's office performed an autopsy on Tuesday but the manner and cause of death are still pending.

Andover police, Marine Patrol, troopers, and the Major Crime Unit were called to investigate. New Hampshire Fish and Game, Andover Fire and Rescue, Alexandria and Franklin police departments, and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office also assisted.

Several people have died in water bodies or been found dead on beaches in New Hampshire recently, including Rye Beach, the Piscataquog River, in Gilmanton, and Madison.

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