(Aug. 31, 2017) Last Wednesday morning around 11 a.m., Jacqueline Yvonne Richards, 77, was reported missing from a residence in West Ocean City, and by 4:21 p.m. her body had been located in Ocean Pines.
Deputies and investigators initiated a search in response to the complaint, scouring the north end of the county for signs of the elderly woman.
Around 4:30 p.m. that same day, Worcester Bureau of Investigation personnel learned a deceased female was found in the pond at the 14.3-acre Bainbridge Park in Ocean Pines.
OPPD responded to the scene and found Richards’ vehicle in the parking lot.
After removing the body from the water, Richards’ identity was confirmed.
According to police, there were not signs of trauma or foul play.
Richards was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.
The investigation is ongoing, and people with pertinent information are invited to call the Worcester County’s Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1111.
Deputies and investigators initiated a search in response to the complaint, scouring the north end of the county for signs of the elderly woman.
Around 4:30 p.m. that same day, Worcester Bureau of Investigation personnel learned a deceased female was found in the pond at the 14.3-acre Bainbridge Park in Ocean Pines.
OPPD responded to the scene and found Richards’ vehicle in the parking lot.
After removing the body from the water, Richards’ identity was confirmed.
According to police, there were not signs of trauma or foul play.
Richards was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.
The investigation is ongoing, and people with pertinent information are invited to call the Worcester County’s Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1111.