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Body found near I-75 identified as missing tourist

Reported by: Chad Cookler
Email: ccookler@abcactionnews.com
Reported by: Cary Williams
Last Update: 3/16/2009 6:21 am
Enid Grace Hendricks
Enid Grace Hendricks

RUSKIN, FL -- A body found near I-75 in Ruskin has been positively identified as missing tourist Grace Hendricks.

The 75-year old's body was found late Friday morning just north of the Sun City Center exit near the southbound lanes, about 5 miles from where Hendricks had been staying.

Search teams had been combing that area for Hendricks, who was visiting from England.

Hendricks and her husband were visiting family in Ruskin when she went missing Wednesday.

Family members were concerned because they said she was beginning to show signs of dementia.

Her body was found about 150 yards west of Interstate-75 and less than a half-mile north of 19th Avenue in Ruskin.

Officials say toxicology tests will determine how she died, but foul play is not suspected.



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