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Manatee Deputies Trying To ID Woman's Body Found In Grove

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Deputies investigate a body found in an orange grove.

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Published: August 11, 2008

Updated: 08/11/2008 05:14 pm

Detectives are trying to identify the body of a woman found this morning in an orange grove in rural Manatee County.

A worker discovered the body about 8 a.m. in the grove near Rutland Road and State Road 64, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. Detectives have ruled the case a homicide but have not released the cause of death, the sheriff's office said.

The victim is described as Hispanic, between 20 and 35 years old, between 4 feet 8 inches and 4 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium to heavy build. She was wearing a sleeveless white shirt with green stripes and a silver design on the front of the shirt and a pink skirt.

The victim had dark eyes and dark hair in a long, braided ponytail as well as a surgical scar on her abdomen.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at (941) 747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at (866) 634-TIPS.

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