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Officials identify body of 29-year-old woman found in swamp in Gloucester County

Authorities pulled the body from the swamp area on the back end of the Fox Mill neighborhood. A medical examiner is working to identify the remains.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. — Authorities are investigating after they pulled a woman's body from a swamp in Gloucester County on Friday.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Norfolk identified the body of 29-year-old Ashley Cerasole, who was found in the swamp area on the back end of the Fox Mill subdivision around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22.

Officials said Cerasole, a resident of the Cary Adult Home was reported as a missing person on Dec. 3, 2020.

The medical examiner's office is looking into the cause of death and the full autopsy results are still pending. 

The Virginia State Police Dive Team and Bureau of Criminal Investigations alongside the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management were the agencies that located the body.

No other details have been released at this time.

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