Girl, 17, Dies In Bellevue Under Suspicious Circumstances

BELLEVUE, WA - The woman who was found dead Wednesday night outside a Bellevue home has been identified as a 17-year-old from Snohomish County. Police have not said she was murdered, but have said she did not die of "natural causes."

Police were called to a home along the 600 block of 153rd Avenue Northeast Wednesday just before 8 p.m. At the scene, they found the girl in the backyard. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate her, but were unsuccessful.

"At this point in the investigation, her death does not appear to be from natural causes, though there were no obvious signs of trauma," Bellevue police said in an update Thursday morning.

There were other people at the home at the time of the girl's death, police said. Police did not say if anyone has been arrested in connection to the death.

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