Bob Kasarda

CHESTERTON — Foul play is not suspected in the discovery over the weekend of a 69-year-old woman dead in her backyard, Chesterton police say.

Police said a man called around 12:20 a.m. Sunday to report his wife missing from their residence in the 1700 block of Portage Avenue.

Responding officers reported finding the woman dead in the backyard of the home.

The Porter County Coroner's Office also responded to the scene and an autopsy is planned.

"The Chesterton Police Department extends its deepest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased during this difficult time."

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