East Fork White River, photo by Roadtirement

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for assistance in the identification of a woman’s body found by a kayaker on a sand bar in the East Fork of  White River at Columbus, Indiana. Information released  by the  Sheriff’s Department included that the body is that of a white woman in her late 40s to early 50s. She is about 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 135 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing blue jeans, a blue jacket, and a T-shirt that reads, “Las Vegas Nevada Athletic Dept.” She has two scars that could assist in identification.

Authorities have requested that anyone with information of a person who may be missing and matches this description is asked to call Indiana Conservation Officers Central Dispatch, 812-837-9535, or Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Dane Duke, 812-343-0707.