Body Found South of Winfield Kansas Identified

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The Cowley County Sheriff''s Department is asking for help from the public after a body was found just south of the town of Winfield. The victim has been identified as 42 year-old Beatriz "Betty" Halverstadt, of Winfield.

A railroad crew found the woman's body near a set of tracks around 7 o'clock Saturday morning. The body was found near the bottom of a bridge.

Officials at the scene tell KAKE News they found Halverstadt's broken down vehicle about 1/2 mile south of where her body was found and it appears that the woman walked to the bridge.

The sheriff's department is asking anyone who might have seen a woman walking in the area along Highway 77, about a mile south of Winfield to call them. That number is 620-221-5444.

Authorities do not yet know the cause of death, but do say she fell from the bridge. They will not speculate as to what caused the woman to fall.