Officials searching for a missing woman have found a body of an unidentified woman, according to investigators.
Police say 39-year-old Renee Sheppard left her home on Miller Drive in Washington Township, New Jersey on September 5 at 9:45 a.m. to take a walk behind her property near a creek. She has been missing since then.
Sheppard is described as a white female standing 5-foot-4 and weighing 110 pounds with reddish hair. She was last seen wearing dark-colored pants, a dark shirt and a light jacket.
Late Tuesday afternoon, police say they found a body of a woman in a wooded area near where they were searching for Sheppard. They have not yet confirmed the woman’s identity or the cause of death.
If you have any information on Sheppard’s whereabouts or the identity of the body, please call Washington Township Police at 856-589-0330 or 856-256-1212.
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