MAYERSVILLE, Miss. — The body of a woman was found in a lake in Issaquena County, and now authorities are trying to determine how she died.
County Coroner Angela Williams tells WLBT TV the woman's body was recovered from the landing at Chotard Lake around 1:20 a.m. Sunday
The woman's name has not been released.
Williams says the 52-year-old woman was fully clothed when her body was discovered face down in the water at the landing.
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