SewingDeb
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WALKER -- Police say a body discovered Monday night matches the description of a teenager who went missing more than a week ago.
Eight days ago, police sent out an "attempt to locate" bulletin for 16-year-old Amber Koomen. Police tell 24 Hour News 8 she left her northwest Grand Rapids home July 16. Her friends told police she went to go meet someone at Richmond Park in Grand Rapids. Then the next day, a groundskeeper at a nearby cemetery found Koomen's cell phone.
At the time, investigators said Koomen has run away before, but this time her disappearance was suspicious. "I'm not prepared to say this is an absolute homicide. I'm not prepared because the medical examiners office has not ruled," said Deputy Chief Steven Dyke.
Then Monday night, two Grand Rapids police officers found a body near the banks of Indian Mill Creek, just west of the park. Investigators say the body had been there for a couple of days.
Authorities say an autopsy, which was performed Tuesday morning, confirmed the identity. Police say there are no signs of trauma and no exact cause of death. They are still calling the case suspicious.
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Eight days ago, police sent out an "attempt to locate" bulletin for 16-year-old Amber Koomen. Police tell 24 Hour News 8 she left her northwest Grand Rapids home July 16. Her friends told police she went to go meet someone at Richmond Park in Grand Rapids. Then the next day, a groundskeeper at a nearby cemetery found Koomen's cell phone.
At the time, investigators said Koomen has run away before, but this time her disappearance was suspicious. "I'm not prepared to say this is an absolute homicide. I'm not prepared because the medical examiners office has not ruled," said Deputy Chief Steven Dyke.
Then Monday night, two Grand Rapids police officers found a body near the banks of Indian Mill Creek, just west of the park. Investigators say the body had been there for a couple of days.
Authorities say an autopsy, which was performed Tuesday morning, confirmed the identity. Police say there are no signs of trauma and no exact cause of death. They are still calling the case suspicious.
~more at link~