Missing Duluth Woman’s Body Discovered in Lake County

The Cause of Death has not yet Been Determined

LAKE COUNTY, Minn. – The body of a missing 57-year-old Duluth woman was found Wednesday morning by Lake County Deputies.

According to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office press release authorities were asked to check an area on County Highway 2 to locate a vehicle last seen in Lake County on November 11.

A blue Toyota van was located in the vicinity unoccupied, locked and covered in snow with no fresh tracks around it.

The body of 57-year-old Janeen Peters was located approximately 500 yards away from the vehicle in a wooded area.

The cause of death has not yet been determined.