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Police received a report that a body was found in Wading River in the wooded area behind 20th Street at about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, the Riverhead Town Police Department said.
The body was found by a resident who was walking his dog in the area, police said.
"At this time, we believe that the woman was not a victim of a crime and that no apparent criminality caused the woman’s death," police said.
Authorities said the woman has not been identified.
She is described as a white woman who was between 35 and 40 years old, with dyed red hair, wearing a black jacket and camouflage pants, according to the report.
Authorities asked anyone with information that could help identify the woman to call Riverhead Town Police at 631-727-4500 x 312 or the Riverhead Police Department Crime Hotline at 631-727-3333.
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