IUKA – A fisherman found the body of a Tupelo woman Saturday morning in Bay Springs Lake in Tishomingo County, according to WTVA.
WTVA reported that Tishomingo County Coroner Mack Wilemon identified the woman as Elaine Kerndt, 59, of Tupelo.
According to WTVA, authorities found Kerndt’s abandoned vehicle Friday morning on the waterway bridge along Highway 30 in Paden. Divers searched for her Friday but were unable to find her.
A fisherman discovered her body shortly after dawn Saturday, nearly 2 miles south of the bridge.
Her body will undergo an autopsy.
