Police are investigating the death of a female found beside the train tracks in southeast Abilene, a media release said.
At about 10:30 a.m. Friday, police were called to the intersection of South 27th and Elm streets to investigate the report of an injured, possibly deceased person, the Abilene Police Department said in a media release.
A person cycling nearby came across a female next to the train tracks, and she appeared to be deceased, police said. He called 911 to report finding the body.
Officers arrived to find an unresponsive female laying by the side of the train tracks, police said. A justice of the peace pronounced her deceased at the scene. She is unidentified pending next of kin notification.
Her body will be transported to a medical examiner’s office for autopsy as the active death investigation continues, police said.
Trish Choate is the executive editor for the Abilene Reporter-News, San Angelo Standard-Times and Wichita Falls Times Record News. Contact Trish with news tips at tchoate@USATodayco.com. Read her recent work here.
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