A body found in South Park Saturday was identified as a woman who went missing over a week ago in Bethel Park.
Volunteer firefighters from the Library Volunteer Fire Company in South Park began searching for Diane Chotta, 52, around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Police found Chotta’s body in a wooded area along Piney Fork Creek behind Rite Aid on Library Road in South Park Township.
Sources tell me the body of a woman has been found behind the Rite Aid along route 88 in South Park Township #Allegheny county crime scene investigators have arrived #wpxi pic.twitter.com/nKle3uxUhK
— Stephen Banfield (@coachtvnews) January 6, 2018
According to a release from Bethel Park Police, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified Chotta shortly after the body was located.
Chotta was last seen on Dec. 27.
Officials do not believe foul play was involved in Chotta's death.
South Park Township volunteer fire department along with police have set up a scene behind the Rite Aid in South Park along route 88 where a woman was reported missing #wpxi #BethelPark pic.twitter.com/hHJHwTvIAD
— Stephen Banfield (@coachtvnews) January 6, 2018
According to the Trib, police believe her body has been there since the day she went missing.
Her cause of death has not yet been determined.
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