Indian-origin woman found dead near Chicago

Yoshita Singh
Chicago, Mar 9 (PTI) A 32-year-old Indian-origin
woman, who was reported missing from Maine Township near here
since January, has been found dead, according to police
officials, who suspect it to be a case of suicide.

The body of Sangitagen Patel was recovered from the
Des Plaines River on Sunday, Cook County Sheriff's Office
spokesman Steve Patterson said on Tuesday.
Patterson said there were no signs of foul play and
an autopsy by the Cook County Medical Examiner determined the
cause of death was drowning.
The Cook County Forest Preserve Police had recovered
a body from the Des Plaines river Sunday afternoon after a
couple kayaking in the water spotted the body caught in river
debris about a quarter-mile south of Milwaukee Avenue.
The identification of Patel was initially aided by
the recovery of personal property, including jewellery, at the
scene and on Tuesday her family positively identified the
body.
"After interviewing those who knew Patel, police
investigators determined her actions in the days before her
disappearance suggested the potential for suicide," Patterson
said.
Patel was last seen on January 2 as she left for her
job at a Subway restaurant in Wheeling. She was dressed in her
black uniform pants and purple jacket and was "purportedly
walking towards the bus stop to go to work," police had said.
Seeking information on Patel after she went missing in
January, the police had said there was no history of domestic
trouble between Patel and her husband nor did she have a
history of leaving without contacting her husband. PTI YAS
SDE


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