COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found floating in an icy Coventry pond Wednesday morning.
The body was discovered by an angler at Carbuncle Pond, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
The woman’s death has been deemed suspicious and is being investigated by the Rhode Island State Police.
It’s unclear at this time how the body ended up in the pond.
The woman has not yet been identified, however, Warwick Police Chief Bradford Connor tells 12 News it is not Charlotte Lester, who’s been missing since May.
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