Body of Missing Woman Found on Taughannock Falls Park Trail

Yellow caution tape with black lettering, likely "POLICE LINE," stretches across a blurred, indistinct background.
Yellow caution tape with black lettering, often used to secure incident scenes, stretches across a blurred background.

New York State Police at Ithaca assisted the New York State Park Police with an investigation into a missing Cayuga Heights woman who was suffering from a mental health crisis. An investigation on Tuesday led Troopers to Taughannock Falls State Park where the woman was located deceased in a creek near the State Park trail.

The Trumansburg Fire Department assisted with removing the woman’s body. No foul play is suspected.

The investigation is ongoing.

 

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