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Vernon - A body of someone who may have been beaten was found in a ditch Tuesday in southern Waukesha County.
Body Found
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The person was found three-tenths of a mile from the intersection of Craig and Maple avenues, near the Racine County border, just after noon by a man who was walking his dog and picking up cans from the roadside, Waukesha County Sheriff's Detective Steve Pederson said. The body was on the north side of Craig about 10 feet from the road and would not have been visible to someone driving by, he said.
Authorities would not say whether foul play was involved or disclose the person's gender. They termed the matter a "death investigation."
"There are definitely suspicious circumstances," District Attorney Paul Bucher said. The location of the body and other factors have raised suspicions, Bucher said.
Bucher went to the scene in the afternoon and viewed the body. The person was facedown, he said. He could not identify whether it was a man or a woman, he said.
Investigators combed the area, marking every piece of potential evidence, Pederson said. Craig Ave. was closed for the night, and detectives will return to the area this morning, he said.
The body was removed from the scene about 5 p.m. An autopsy will be done, but authorities would not say when it will be completed.
Two men who came to the scene said they feared the body was that of their friend's daughter, 38-year-old Gail Masset of nearby Mukwonago, who has been missing since Nov. 21.
Ron Peterson and Jerry Muhonen, both of Big Bend, said they came to the scene out of concern for Tony Masset and his family's fears about his missing daughter.
Family members last had contact with Gail Masset on Nov. 21 about 2 a.m. Her boyfriend said she went outside to have a cigarette and never returned. She left her purse and car behind
