FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to Aric Mitchell with Fort Smith Police, a body was found on the bank of Massard Creek Friday, July 8 evening.
The body was found on the banks of Massard Creek near the 9500 block of Rogers Ave., near a restaurant where police investigated the area.
The victim was identified on July, 9, afternoon as 79-year-old Selma Josephine Thompson of Barling. The Barling Police Department contacted the City of Fort Smith earlier this afternoon about an open missing person case on Thompson.
They were able to connect the city to Thompson's family, who verified that the unidentified female was Thompson, who had reportedly left the home on foot Friday.
An official cause of death is yet to be determined, but foul play is not suspected.
No other information has been released.
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