Badly-Burned Body Found In Missing Milwaukee Woman's Car: Report

LAKE COUNTY, IL -- Authorities in Illinois are trying to determine the identity of a woman who was found badly-burned inside a car over the weekend. Authorities say the car had been recently operated by a woman who was reported missing out of Milwaukee.

According to an Illinois Patch report, deputies from the Lake County Sheriff's office responded to the scene of a burning vehicle just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 along Route 41.

Authorities said firefighters extinguished the blaze, only to find a badly-burned body inside.

"An inspection of the vehicle revealed it had been previously driven by a woman reported as missing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin," Christopher Covelli, a spokesperson for the Lake County Sheriff's Office, said. "Identification of the body located inside the car has not yet been confirmed."

Authorities are working to confirm the identity of the deceased.

Original reporting by Amie Rowland, Patch Staff

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Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the identity of the woman found inside the car may have been that of a missing Milwaukee woman. This update corrects the story to indicate that the woman has not yet been identified and that the car was recently operated by the missing Milwaukee woman.