The DeWitt Police Department are continuing to investigate a suspicious death incident that occurred in a wooded area off of Thompson Road near Alden Avenue.
Police responded to the incident at 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, and after investigation by the Onondaga County Medical Examiners office, have identified the victim as being female and in her 50s. The body was examined and has now been removed from the site it was discovered.
The body was found near the Le Moyne College campus, but police say she does not appear to have any affiliation with the campus and believe there is no danger to the Le Moyne College community.
Le Moyne community members were invited to a mass to pray for the victim and her family at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Panasci Family Chapel.
The DeWitt Police report that the investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.