The view looking north onto 27th Avenue NE from NE 92nd Street.
A woman was found dead on a quiet residential street in Wedgwood Friday at 6:30 a.m., five blocks north of Wedgwood Elementary School.
The woman did not die because of traumatic injuries and investigators have determined her identity, said a spokeswoman for the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. The spokeswoman said the woman’s family has been contacted but the Medical Examiner’s Office is not yet releasing her name.
The woman’s body was found in a “grassy area” in the 9100 block of 27th Avenue NE by a couple walking their dog, said Renee Witt, spokeswoman for Seattle Police. The couple called 911 and medics arrived but pronounced her dead at the scene.
The woman was described as white and in her 30s or 40s. Witt said no traumatic injuries were found and her death had been turned over to the Medical Examiner’s Office for a cause of death investigation.
Late Friday afternoon, only one family was home in the immediate vicinity of where the woman was found. A mother and grandmother who answered the door said they saw no police or medic activity. A worker who had arrived later in the afternoon also was unaware that a body had been found.
On the block where the body was found, no homes face 27th Avenue NE. It’s a pass-through street that runs north and south and only side yards can be seen from that portion of the street. No signs of an investigation were present, but a grassy area at the northeast corner of 27th Avenue NE and NE 91st Street did have trampled grass and tire tracks.
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12 reader comments so far ↓
1 dbseattle // Mar 13, 2010 at 12:30 am
This is horrible! We need to follow up on this and make sure the cause of death doesn't remain unknown.
2 snoopy // Mar 13, 2010 at 1:07 am
why?
3 diarama-boy // Mar 13, 2010 at 2:24 am
sooo very young. I would like to know c.o.d. myself
4 Name // Mar 13, 2010 at 3:50 am
So sad, I'm curious to know what happened. I will look on this blog for more info (the blog is great, by the way).
5 jizzball // Mar 13, 2010 at 4:05 am
At least she died outside, not up in some stuffy hospital.
6 kim // Mar 13, 2010 at 4:47 am
i'm thinking suicide.
7 jen // Mar 15, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Any more info on who or how she died? I haven't seen anything in Seattle press that has any more info, and it has been 3 days now.
8 waynewurzer // Mar 15, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Hi Jen — I just posted an update, though details are still pretty sketchy. The police and Medical Examiner are not offering much on this so any details are likely to come from family and friends. I'll post more when I know more. It's a sad story, to be sure.
I thank you for reading and will do my best to get a few more details about her life and what happened — without digging too far into her personal life.
Wayne Wurzer
Wedgwood View
9 sydney Dempsey // Mar 15, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Id known this woman since for just over 27years..Im totally devastated that she is gone, Im in total shock!!, I know her, her whole family, for they are devastated as well…She was part of my family and an awesome friend to me..I will never forget her in my heart n mind…She kept me goin when I was down..She was an awesome person and she should be known as that for always…
10 waynewurzer // Mar 15, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Sydney — I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. I just posted an update at the site. Few details are known still but I did post her name and a few facts after speaking with her brother.
Wayne Wurzer
WedgwoodView
11 sadtwo // Mar 16, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I also knew this woman and her family and it is not only extremely sad but shocking news. It is nice that you are reporting this in a sensitive way. She was a very kind soul with a larger than life personality. She made everyone she knew laugh, and I will always remember her for that. She left behind 2 children who will miss her very much. Thanks for not reporting her as just another tragic # in the streets of seattle. We all have ?'s and want answers but let's give her the dignity she deserves. RIP KID!!
12 ckpseattle // Apr 6, 2010 at 12:00 am
Kim – this is not a tabloid. It's unfortunate that you need to turn this neighborhood blog into such a forum. Family members and friends are most likely reading this. Best to keep “insights” of this nature to yourself.