Update: body of a missing Cowley County woman found in a pond near Winfield

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The body of missing 69-year-old Janet Spoon has been found in a pond in Cowley County.

Spoon had been missing since Friday, December 22; she was last seen by a family friend, and had left the friend's home that night.

On Saturday the 23rd, Cowley County sheriff's deputies responded to the report of a vehicle in a field in the area of 121st Rd and U.S. Highway 160, east of Winfield; it's believed her vehicle had become disabled, and she'd left the area on foot.

On Christmas Day on Monday, the sheriff's office was informed that a body had been discovered in a pond behind Gottlob Lawn and Landscape, which is just east of Winfield. Authorities identified the body as that of Spoon.

The investigation continues, pending an autopsy.

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