Woman found dead at Rochester's Cook Park

Deceased 39-year-old had no obvious signs of trauma.

July 19, 2022 at 8:25PM

ROCHESTER - A 39-year-old woman was found dead inside a restroom at Cook Park in Rochester on Sunday night.

Rochester police say a male friend with the woman at the park checked on her after some time passed and found she wasn't breathing. Police responded just before 7:30 p.m. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesperson for the Rochester Police Department said the woman had no obvious signs of trauma and the case is under investigation. A toxicology report is expected in several weeks.

The woman has been identified but her name hasn't been released.

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