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Sheriff identifies body of woman found in Kansas wheat field

police body foundNICKERSON, Kan. (AP) — The body of a missing woman has been found in a wheat field in rural Reno County.

The Reno County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that 23-year-old Kati Salmans was reported as a missing person to the Hutchinson Police Department on Feb. 22. Her body was found Monday about three miles southwest of Nickerson.

Authorities said that Salmans may have been driving a vehicle that was found wrecked in the area on Feb. 7.

The Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center identified Salmans’ body. The cause of Salmans’ death has not been determined.

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