A woman from Newport News has been found dead in York County, Maine, an area in the southern region of the state.
Maine State Police said Wednesday that someone called 911 on Sept. 2 regarding a dead woman in a car on Goodwins Mills Road in Dayton, Maine.
The description of the woman in the vehicle matched that of 23-year-old Autumn Cleveland, of Newport News, who had been reported missing on Aug. 31.
The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South has begun an investigation, and state police said there is “no danger to the public” at this time. At this time, officials say Cleveland’s cause of death is under investigation.
Eliza Noe, eliza.noe@virginiamedia.com
