Body of Missing Woman Found, Suicide Suspected
The search for 61-year-old Maria A. Carlsen ends after her body is found off of Rte. 12 in Wauconda.
The search for a missing North Barrington woman ended in tragedy Thursday when her body was found after an apparent suicide. Family members told the sheriff's deputies they had not heard from Maria A. Carlsen, 61, since around 2 p.m. Feb. 13, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. A woman notified police that she had seen someone matching the description of Carlsen around 1 p.m. Monday off of Rte. 12. The woman didn't think of calling authorities until she read the reports of the missing woman. The call came at 11 a.m. Thursday and a search of the area began immediately. Carlsen's body was found in the culvert off of Rte. 12 in unincorporated Wauconda. The Sheriff's Office said she died of a suspected suicide. Two bottles of anti-…
Margaret
7:43 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
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