Readers: Another corpse needs identification.

A middle-aged woman with dyed red hair, whose remains were discovered in the Niagara River in July, remains unidentified.
The woman’s remains were recovered July 12 from the lower Niagara River in the Town of Lewiston. The body was removed from the river by the U. S. Coast Guard and taken to the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy under the direction of Niagara County Coroner Robert Rutland.

The victim was described as a white female, 5’ 3” to 5’ 5” tall, weighing about 156 pounds with brown/grey hair which had been dyed red.

No one has come forward to identify her. The remains of the missing woman, whose body was in the water for about five days, is being held at a local hospital morgue and is no longer recognizable.

Identification would take place through dental records, fingerprinting and DNA, according to Sgt. Nisbet.

Anyone with a missing person matching the description is asked to contact the New York State Park Police at 716-278-1777.

Police withhold identity of woman found in river, describe her as suicide victim

The human remains recovered from the lower Niagara River on Aug. 11 have been identified but authorities are withholding the name of the woman with a rose tattoo on her right ankle because she has been ruled a suicide.
We reported the discovery of the human remains in last week’s editions of the Niagara Falls Reporter. 
Sergeant Brain Nisbet of the New York State Parks Police stated that “in cases of suicide, we do not reveal the name of the victim.”
The victim is described as 5’ 6”, an estimated 177 pounds, with black hair and multiple piercings in each ear and a tattoo of a rose on her right ankle.  Her weight was about 177 pounds.
Sgt. Nisbet said police have recovered about one body per month - six so far this year and about 12 last year -counting both sides of the border.
Most are apparent suicides but some may be accidents, he said.