A female’s body found in a canal in Scottsdale, Arizona, has prompted an investigation. Though the body has not yet been identified, authorities say that the case is unrelated to Nancy Guthrie.
“A death investigation is underway after an adult woman’s body was recovered from a canal near Indian Bend and Hayden Roads on March 28th. Police and fire personnel were first called to the area around 8 a.m. after someone walking along the canal saw the body in the water,” read a press release posted by the Scottsdale police department on X.
“Responding police and fire personnel coordinated with SRP and CAP to recover the body from the water and begin the death investigation. Scottsdale detectives and crime scene specialists responded to the scene to collect evidence and thoroughly document the scene. Due to the condition of the body, investigators are initially unable to confirm if there are traumatic injuries present. The investigation is still in the early stages as detectives work to confirm the identity of the person and how they ended up in the canal,” the statement continued.
Quite a few comments amassed on the post, with many people wondering if the body could have been that of Guthrie, 84, who has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1. However, the department replied to one comment, confirming that this case is “not related” to Guthrie’s case, being run by Pima County, about 115 miles away.
This is the second time that a body has been found in or near a canal in Arizona this month. In early March, authorities identified a female body that was found “unresponsive with signs of trauma.” Though many people thought that the body may have been Guthrie’s, police later confirmed that it was that of a 42-year-old woman named Alex Fleming.
