SANFORD, Maine — The body of a local woman was discovered in the Mousam River on Wednesday evening, according to a release from the Sanford Police Department, but foul play is not suspected.
A passer-by reported seeing a body in the river near a bridge on Emery Street at 5:54 p.m., police said. Paramedics determined at the scene that the woman, 50-year-old Lorilie A. Payeur, was dead.
“Police officers and detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division responded and began an investigation,” police said in the release.
The cause of death is still undetermined, and the case has been referred to the state medical examiner.